Etymology

archontology

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Today it means: The study of historical offices and the people who held them. Full definition →

Latin archontologia ← Ancient Greek ἄρχων
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἄρχων“ruler”
  2. Latin · borrowed fromarchontologia
  3. English todayarchontology

From Latin archontologia, equivalent to Ancient Greek ἄρχων (árkhōn, “ruler”) + -λογία (-logía, “study of”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἄρχων all →

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