patriarcal.
patriarchal
Meaning & usage
patriarchal
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Ancient Greek πᾰτρῐᾱ́ (pătrĭā́) Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ergʰ-der.? Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρχή (ărkhḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ρχης (-ắrkhēs) Ancient Greek πατριάρχης (patriárkhēs)bor. Latin patriarcha Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin patriarchālislbor. Galician patriarcal Learned borrowing from Latin patriarchālis.
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