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Where does “Oligarchie” come from?

Oligarchie (German) comes from Ancient Greek ὀλιγαρχία, from Ancient Greek ὀλιγάρχης, from Ancient Greek -άρχης, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Oligarchie (German): oligarchy

Definitions

  1. oligarchy

Ancestry of “Oligarchie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὀλιγαρχίαrule of few, oligarchy; vocative singular of...
2Ancient Greekὀλιγάρχηςoligarch
3Ancient Greek-άρχης-arch
4Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
6Proto-Indo-European-ess—
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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