Etymology

phylarch

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Today it means: The ruler of a phyle in Ancient Greece. Full definition →

Latin phylarchus ← Ancient Greek φύλαρχος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromφύλαρχος
  2. Latin · derived fromphylarchus
  3. English todayphylarch

From Latin phylarchus, from Ancient Greek φύλαρχος (phúlarkhos), from φῡλή (phūlḗ, “large clan or tribe of ancient Greece”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.