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Where does “patriarcat” come from?

patriarcat (French) comes from Middle French patriarcat, from Old French patriarcat, from Medieval Latin patriarchatus, 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;...

patriarcat (French): patriarchy; patriarchate

Definitions

  1. patriarchy; patriarchate

Ancestry of “patriarcat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchpatriarcat—
2Old Frenchpatriarcat—
3Medieval Latinpatriarchatuspatriarchate
4Ancient Greekπατριάρχηςa patriarch
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;...

Words derived from “patriarcat”

  • patriarkat
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