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Where does “patriarcado” come from?

patriarcado (Spanish) comes from Latin patriarchātus, from Latin patriarcha, 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;...

patriarcado (Spanish): patriarchy; patriarchate

Definitions

  1. patriarchy; patriarchate

Ancestry of “patriarcado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpatriarchātus—
2Latinpatriarchapatriarch
3Ancient Greekπατριάρχηςa patriarch
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;...
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