Etymology of the French word anarchie
the French word
anarchiederived from the Greek word
anarchia, ἀναρχία
derived from the Greek word
anarchosusing the Medieval Greek prefix
an-, ἀν-
derived from the Greek word
arche, ἀρχή ((properly abstract) a commencement, or (concretely) chief (in various applications of order, time, place, or rank))
derived from the Greek word
archein, ἄρχω
derived from the Greek word
anarkhosderived from the Greek word
archos, ἀρχός
derived from the Greek word
archein, ἄρχω
Date
The earliest known usage of anarchie in French dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in French
anarchique,
anarchiste,
anarchiserDerivations in other languages
Romanian
anarhieCognates
Dutch
anarchie, English
anarchy, German
Anarchie, Norwegian
anarki, Swedish
anarki
