myEtymology.com: English etymology of tetrarch

Etymology of the English word tetrarch

the English word tetrarch

derived from the Old French word tetrarche

derived from the Late Latin word tetrarcha

derived from the Latin word tetrarches (tetrarch)

derived from the Greek word tetrarches, τετράρχης (the ruler of a fourth part of a country ('tetrarch'))

using the Greek prefix tetra-, τετρα-

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

derived from the Greek word archein, ἄρχω

derived from the Greek word tetrarches, τετράρχης (the ruler of a fourth part of a country ('tetrarch'))

using the Greek prefix tetra-, τετρα-

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

derived from the Greek word archein, ἄρχω

The earliest known usage of tetrarch in English dates from the 14th century.

Word found in Modern English