Etymology

anarchism

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Today it means: A political and philosophical belief that all forms of government are undesirable, unnecessary, or unethical, and as such that society would function without a state. Full definition →

English anarchy ← New Latin anarchia ← Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰρχῐ́ᾱ (ănărkhĭ́ā)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂er-der.?
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ergʰ-der.?
  7. Ancient Greekἄρχω (árkhō)
  8. Ancient Greekἀρχή (arkhḗ)
  9. Ancient Greekἄναρχος (ánarkhos)
  10. Ancient Greekᾰ̓νᾰρχῐ́ᾱ (ănărkhĭ́ā)
  11. New Latinanarchia
  12. Englishanarchy
  13. English todayanarchism

From anarchy + -ism.

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