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Where does “-archia” come from?

-archia (Italian) comes from Latin -archia, from Ancient Greek ἀρχός — ruler, leader, prince.

-archia (Italian): -archy

Definitions

  1. -archy

Ancestry of “-archia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-archia-archy
2Ancient Greekἀρχόςruler, leader, prince

Words derived from “-archia”

  • tetrarchia
  • esarchia
  • poliarchia
  • diarchia
  • triarchia
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