Etymograph

English

anarchize

From anarchy + -ize.

Formed from anarchy + -ize

Ancient Greek ἄρχω ‘to begin, to be first in order’

Ancient Greek ἀρχή ‘beginning, origin’

Ancient Greek ἄναρχος ‘without leader’

Ancient Greek ἀναρχία ‘lack of a leader’

New Latin anarchia ‘the state of not having a ruler or leader’

English anarchy

Today it means

verb To convert to a state of anarchy.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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