Etymology of the Greek word patriarches (πατριάρχης)
the Greek word
patriarches, πατριάρχης (a progenitor ('patriarch'))
using the Late Greek suffix
-arches, -αρχης, -άρχης
derived from the Greek word
archein, ἄρχω
derived from the Greek word
patria, πατριά (paternal descent; (concretely) a group of families or a whole race (nation))
derived from the Greek word
pater, πατήρ (father; a 'father' (literally or figuratively, near or more remote))
using the Proto-Indo-European prefix
pəter- (father)
Derivations in other languages
Latin
patriarches, Latin
patriarcha
