myEtymology.com: English etymology of monarch

Etymology of the English word monarch

the English word monarch

derived from the Old French word monarque

derived from the Late Latin word monarcha (monarch; absolute ruler)

derived from the Greek word monarchos, μόναρχος

using the Late Greek prefix mono-, μονο-

derived from the Greek word monos, μόνος (alone; single; remaining; sole or single; by implication, mere)

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

derived from the Greek word archein, ἄρχω

derived from the Greek word monarches, μονάρχης

using the Late Greek prefix mono-, μονο-

derived from the Greek word monos, μόνος (alone; single; remaining; sole or single; by implication, mere)

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

using the Late Greek suffix -arches, -αρχης, -άρχης

derived from the Greek word archein, ἄρχω

derived from the Greek word monarkhos

derived from the Greek word monos, μόνος (alone; single; remaining; sole or single; by implication, mere)

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

derived from the Greek word archein, ἄρχω

The earliest known usage of monarch in English dates from the 15th century.

Dutch monarch, French monarque, German Monarch, Lithuanian monarchas, Norwegian monark, Russian мoнapx, Swedish monark

Word found in Modern English