Where does “monarchie” come from?
monarchie (Italian) comes from Italian monarchia, from Late Latin monarchia, from Ancient Greek μοναρχία, from Ancient Greek μόναρχος, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.
monarchie (Italian): plural of monarchia
Ancestry of “monarchie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | monarchia | monarchy |
| 2 | Late Latin | monarchia | monarchy |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μοναρχία | monarchy |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μόναρχος | king, monarch; commander, general; dictator |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μόνος | alone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σπέρμα | seed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *spérmə | — |