Where does “tetrarca” come from?
tetrarca (Portuguese) comes from Late Latin tetrarcha, from Latin tetrarchēs, from Ancient Greek τετράρχης, 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;...
tetrarca (Portuguese): tetrarch
Definitions
- tetrarch
Ancestry of “tetrarca”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | tetrarcha | — |
| 2 | Latin | tetrarchēs | tetrarch |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τετράρχης | tetrarch |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -άρχης | -arch |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |