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Where does “monarcha” come from?

monarcha (Polish) comes from Latin monarcha, from Ancient Greek μονάρχης, 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;...

monarcha (Polish): monarch

Definitions

  1. monarch

Ancestry of “monarcha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmonarcha—
2Ancient GreekμονάρχηςAlternative form of μόναρχος
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;...
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