Where does “ierarchie” come from?
ierarchie (Middle English) comes from Old French ierarchie, from Late Latin ierarchia, from Latin hierarchia, from Ancient Greek ἱεραρχία, from Ancient Greek ἱεράρχης, from Ancient Greek -άρχης, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
Ancestry of “ierarchie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | ierarchie | — |
| 2 | Late Latin | ierarchia | — |
| 3 | Latin | hierarchia | hierarchy |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἱεραρχία | spiritual superiority; prelacy, prelature;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἱεράρχης | high priest; hierarch; bishop |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -άρχης | -arch |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
Words derived from “ierarchie”