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Where does “anarchia” come from?

anarchia (New Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἀναρχία, from Ancient Greek ἀν-, from Ancient Greek ὀρθός, from Proto-Hellenic ortʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃r̥dʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

Ancestry of “anarchia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀναρχίαlack of a leader; lawlessness, anarchy
2Ancient Greekἀν-Alternative form of ἀ- used before a vowel;...
3Ancient Greekὀρθόςstraight, upright, erect; straight forward, in a...
4Proto-Hellenicortʰwós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃r̥dʰwós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erdʰ-to increase, grow; upright, high
7Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “anarchia”

  • anarchy
  • anarchism
  • anarchic
  • anarchical
  • anarchically
  • ecoanarchism
  • anarchize
  • anarchology
  • cryptoanarchy
  • anti-anarchism
  • cyberanarchism
  • cyberanarchy
  • post-anarchism
  • crypto-anarchism
  • postanarchism
  • アナキズム
  • 아나키즘
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