English
dekadarchy
Dekadarchy comes from Ancient Greek δεκάς ‘a group of ten’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*déḱm̥‘ten’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*dékə‘ten’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδέκᾰ‘ten’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEδεκάςdekás‘a group of ten’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEδεκαδαρχίαdekadarkhía
- Englishtodaydekadarchy
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*déḱm̥‘ten’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*dékə‘ten’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδέκᾰ‘ten’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEδεκάςdekás‘a group of ten’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEδεκαδαρχίαdekadarkhía
- Englishtodaydekadarchy
Formed from deka + archy
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ ‘ten’
ten, century, cent, hundred, dick, dozen, dean, sen, den, diner, decimal, hectare, tenfold, denier, dwt, doyen, deni, 50 more
through Ancient Greek δεκάς ‘a group of ten’
Today it means
noun Synonym of decarchy: rule by ten people.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ / dekadarchy