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Where does “triarchy” come from?

triarchy (English) comes from English archy, from English arch, from English architecture, from French architecture, from Latin architectūra, from Latin architectus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιτέκτων, from Ancient Greek τέκτων — to sire, beget.

triarchy (English): Government by three persons; a triumvirate; A...

Definitions

  1. Government by three persons; a triumvirate; A...

Ancestry of “triarchy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisharchyResembling an arch; having arches; arched;...
2EnglisharchAn inverted U shape; An arch-shaped arrangement...
3EnglisharchitectureThe art and science of designing and managing the...
4Frencharchitecturearchitecture
5Latinarchitectūra—
6Latinarchitectusarchitect, master builder; designer, inventor,...
7Ancient Greekἀρχιτέκτωνchief constructor, master builder, architect
8Ancient Greekτέκτωνone who works with wood: carpenter, builder; any...
9Proto-Hellenictéktōn—
10Proto-Indo-Europeantetḱōcarpenter
11Proto-Indo-Europeantetḱ-to create, produce; to cut, hew
12Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
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