Etymology of the English word pentarchy
the English word
pentarchyderived from the Greek word
pentarchia, πενταρχία
using the Greek prefix
penta-, πεντα-, πέντα-
derived from the Late Greek word
pente, πέντε ('five')
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*penkʷeusing the Greek suffix
-archia, -αρχία
derived from the Greek word
archein, ἄρχω
Usage
Word found in Modern English
