autarchy

autarchy · noun¹

1. Koine Greek · derived fromαὐταρχία“absolute power, sovereignty, autocracy”
2. Medieval Latin · derived fromautarchia
3. English todayautarchy

From Medieval Latin autarchia, from Koine Greek αὐταρχία (autarkhía, “absolute power, sovereignty, autocracy”), from αὔταρχος (aútarkhos, “autocratic”), from αὐτ- (aut-, “self”) + ἄρχω (árkhō, “to rule, govern”).

autarchy · noun²

See autarky.