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Where does “tetrarchic” come from?

tetrarchic (English) comes from English tetrarchy, from Latin tetrarchia, from Ancient Greek τετραρχία, from Ancient Greek τετράρχης, 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;...

tetrarchic (English): Relating to a tetrarchy

Definitions

  1. Relating to a tetrarchy

Ancestry of “tetrarchic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtetrarchyA government where power is shared by four...
2Latintetrarchia—
3Ancient Greekτετραρχία—
4Ancient Greekτετράρχηςtetrarch
5Ancient Greek-άρχης-arch
6Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
7Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
8Proto-Indo-European-ess—
9Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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