Where does “polyhierarchical” come from?
polyhierarchical (English) comes from English hierarchical, from English hierarchy, from Middle English ierarchie, from Old French ierarchie, from Late Latin ierarchia, from Latin hierarchia, from Ancient Greek ἱεραρχία, from Ancient Greek ἱεράρχης — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
polyhierarchical (English): Relating to a polyhierarchy
Definitions
- Relating to a polyhierarchy
Ancestry of “polyhierarchical”, step by step
polyhierarchical traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hierarchical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hierarchical | Pertaining to a hierarchy; Of or pertaining to an... |
| 2 | English | hierarchy | A body of authoritative officials organized in... |
| 3 | Middle English | ierarchie | — |
| 4 | Old French | ierarchie | — |
| 5 | Late Latin | ierarchia | — |
| 6 | Latin | hierarchia | hierarchy |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἱεραρχία | spiritual superiority; prelacy, prelature;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἱεράρχης | high priest; hierarch; bishop |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -άρχης | -arch |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via English poly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | poly | Polytechnic; Polyethylene; Polyurethane |
| 2 | Latin | polium | Alternative form of polion |
| 3 | Latin | polion | A strong-smelling plant, perhaps Teucrium... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πόλιον | felty germander |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πολιός | grey, grizzled, grizzly; bright, clear, serene; a... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | poľľós | grey |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | polH-yós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pelH- | pale, gray |