Etymology of the Greek word politarches (πολιτάρχης)
the Greek word
politarches, πολιτάρχης (a town-officer; magistrate)
derived from the Greek word
polites, πολίτης (a townsman)
derived from the Greek word
polis, πόλις (a town (properly, with walls, of greater or less size))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pelə-using the Late Greek suffix
-arches, -αρχης, -άρχης
derived from the Greek word
archein, ἄρχω
Derivations in other languages
Italian
politarca
