-archy

English

suffix

Definitions

form of government or rule

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin -archia derived from Ancient Greek -αρχίᾱ.

Origin

Ancient Greek

-αρχίᾱ

Gloss

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

hexa- English
hexarchy English
octarchic English
octarchy English
octo- English
-archia Latin
-archie German
-archia Italian
-archie French
-αρχία Ancient Greek
-αρχίᾱ Ancient Greek
ἀρχός Ancient Greek
-arki Norwegian Nynorsk
-arcacht Irish