Where does “patriarcha” come from?

patriarcha (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek πατριάρχης, 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;...

patriarcha (Latin): patriarch

Definitions

  1. patriarch

Ancestry of “patriarcha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπατριάρχηςa patriarch
2Ancient Greek-άρχης-arch
3Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
4Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
5Proto-Indo-European-ess—
6Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “patriarcha”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -os →Every word from Ancient Greek -ής →Every word from Ancient Greek -άρχης →