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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchierarchie
2Late Latinierarchia
3Latinhierarchiahierarchy
4Ancient Greekἱεραρχίαspiritual superiority; prelacy, prelature;...
5Ancient Greekἱεράρχηςhigh priest; hierarch; bishop
6Ancient Greek-άρχης-arch
7Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
8Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
9Proto-Indo-European-ess
10Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “ierarchie

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -osEvery word from Ancient Greek -ήςEvery word from Ancient Greek -άρχης
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