Where does “semipatriarchal” come from?
semipatriarchal (English) comes from English patriarchal, from Latin patriarchālis, from Latin patriarcha, from Ancient Greek πατριάρχης, from Ancient Greek -άρχης, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
semipatriarchal (English): Partially patriarchal
Definitions
- Partially patriarchal
Ancestry of “semipatriarchal”, step by step
semipatriarchal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English patriarchal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | patriarchal | Characteristic of a patriarch; venerable;... |
| 2 | Latin | patriarchālis | patriarchal; of or pertaining to a patriarch |
| 3 | Latin | patriarcha | patriarch |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πατριάρχης | a patriarch |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -άρχης | -arch |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |