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Where does “hierarquía” come from?

hierarquía (Spanish) comes from Medieval Latin hierarchia, from Ancient Greek ἱεραρχία, from Ancient Greek ἱεράρχης, 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;...

hierarquía (Spanish): Obsolete form of jerarquía

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of jerarquía

Ancestry of “hierarquía”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinhierarchia—
2Ancient Greekἱεραρχίαspiritual superiority; prelacy, prelature;...
3Ancient Greekἱεράρχηςhigh priest; hierarch; bishop
4Ancient Greek-άρχης-arch
5Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
6Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
7Proto-Indo-European-ess—
8Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “hierarquía”

  • jerarquía
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