Where does “寡頭制” come from?

寡頭制 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 頭, from Japanese ど- — super-.

寡頭制 (Japanese): oligarchy

Definitions

  1. oligarchy

Ancestry of “寡頭制”, step by step

寡頭制 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 頭

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese頭head; the fontanelle part of the skull; the head...
2Japaneseど-super-

via Japanese 制

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese制system
2Middle Chinese制—

via Japanese 寡

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese寡minority
Every word from Japanese ど- →Every word from Japanese 頭 →