Where does “monarchie” come from?
monarchie (Old French) comes 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
monarchie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin monarchia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | monarchia | monarchy |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μοναρχία | monarchy |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μόναρχος | king, monarch; commander, general; dictator |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μόνος | alone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σπέρμα | seed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *spérmə | — |
via Late Latin monarchia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | monarchia | monarchy |