Etymology

anarchy

an·ar·chy
A1N1A1R1C3H4Y4

Today it means: The state of a society being without authorities or an authoritative governing body. Full definition →

New Latin anarchia ← Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰρχῐ́ᾱ (ănărkhĭ́ā) ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂ergʰ-der.?
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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. English todayanarchy

From New Latin anarchia, from Ancient Greek ἀναρχία (anarkhía). By surface analysis, an- + -archy.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἀναρχία all →

anarchist

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.