myEtymology.com: Greek etymology of hierarchia

Etymology of the Greek word hierarchia (ἱεραρχία)

the Greek word hierarchia, ἱεραρχία

derived from the Greek word hierarches, ἱεράρχης

derived from the Greek word hieros, ἱερός (sacred)

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

derived from the Greek word archein, ἄρχω

derived from the Greek word arkhes