myEtymology.com: French etymology of monarque

Etymology of the French word monarque

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 monarque in French dates from the 14th century.

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

Word found in Old French