Etymology

ethnarch

eth·narch
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Today it means: The governor of a Jewish province under the Roman Empire. Full definition →

Middle French ethnarque ← New Latin ethnarcha ← Koine Greek ἐθνάρχης
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἔθνος“nation”
  2. Koine Greek · derived fromἐθνάρχης“ruler of a tribe or nation, title of a Jewish official”
  3. New Latin · derived fromethnarcha
  4. Middle French · derived fromethnarque
  5. English todayethnarch

From Middle French ethnarque, and its sources, New Latin ethnarcha, Koine Greek ἐθνάρχης (ethnárkhēs, “ruler of a tribe or nation, title of a Jewish official”), from Ancient Greek ἔθνος (éthnos, “nation”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἔθνος all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.