Where does “subhierarchy” come from?
subhierarchy (English) comes 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, from Ancient Greek -άρχης — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
subhierarchy (English): A lesser or subordinate hierarchy
Definitions
- A lesser or subordinate hierarchy
Ancestry of “subhierarchy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | hierarchy | A body of authoritative officials organized in... |
| 2 | Middle English | ierarchie | — |
| 3 | Old French | ierarchie | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | ierarchia | — |
| 5 | Latin | hierarchia | hierarchy |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἱεραρχία | spiritual superiority; prelacy, prelature;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἱεράρχης | high priest; hierarch; bishop |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -άρχης | -arch |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |