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Where does “tetrarchia” come from?

tetrarchia (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek τετραρχία, from Ancient Greek τετράρχης, 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;...

Ancestry of “tetrarchia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτετραρχία—
2Ancient Greekτετράρχηςtetrarch
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;...

Words derived from “tetrarchia”

  • tetrarchy
  • tetrarchic
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