eparchy

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἔπαρχος“commander, governor; prefect, eparch”
2. Koine Greek · derived fromἐπαρχία“province; prefecture”
3. Late Latin · derived fromeparchia
4. English todayeparchy

Via Late Latin eparchia from Koine Greek ἐπαρχία (eparkhía, “province; prefecture”), from Ancient Greek ἔπαρχος (éparkhos, “commander, governor; prefect, eparch”) from ἐπι- (epi-, “on, upon; over”) + ἀρχός (arkhós, “ruler”); equivalent to epi- + -archy.

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