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Where does “patriarcat” come from?

patriarcat (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin patriarchatus, from Ancient Greek πατριάρχης, from Ancient Greek -άρχης, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Ancestry of “patriarcat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinpatriarchatuspatriarchate
2Ancient Greekπατριάρχηςa patriarch
3Ancient Greek-άρχης-arch
4Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
6Proto-Indo-European-ess—
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “patriarcat”

  • patriarchate
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