Where does “monarchie” come from?
monarchie (Middle Dutch) comes from Old French monarchie, from Latin monarchia, from Ancient Greek μοναρχία, from Ancient Greek μόναρχος, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.
Ancestry of “monarchie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | monarchie | — |
| 2 | 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 | — |