monarchy

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμοναρχία
2. Late Latin · derived frommonarchia
3. Old French · derived frommonarchie
4. English todaymonarchy

From Old French monarchie, from Late Latin monarchia, from Ancient Greek μοναρχία (monarkhía), from μόνος (mónos, “only”) + ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “power, authority”). By surface analysis, mon- (“one, single”) + -archy (“rule, command”).