oligarch

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὀλιγάρχης
2. Late Latin · derived fromoligarcha
3. French · borrowed fromoligarque
4. English todayoligarch

From French oligarque, olygarche, from Late Latin oligarcha, from Ancient Greek ὀλιγάρχης (oligárkhēs). By surface analysis, olig- (“few”) + -arch (“ruler, leader”).