myEtymology.com: English etymology of hierarchical

Etymology of the English word hierarchical

the English word hierarchical

derived from the English word hierarch

derived from the Medieval Latin word hierarch

derived from the Greek word hierarches, ἱεράρχης

derived from the Greek word hieros, ἱερός (sacred)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *eis-

derived from the Greek word archein, ἄρχω

derived from the Greek word arkhes

using the English suffix -ical