English
ethnarch
Ethnarch comes from Ancient Greek ἔθνος ‘nation’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἔθνοςéthnos‘nation’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900ethnarcha
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600ethnarque
- Englishearliest quotation 1880ethnarch
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἔθνοςéthnos‘nation’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900ethnarcha
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600ethnarque
- Englishearliest quotation 1880ethnarch
Earliest quotation: 1880, Lew Wallace: “In the course of the struggle with the unfortunate…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek ἔθνος
Today it means
noun The governor of a Jewish province under the Roman Empire.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἔθνος / ethnarch