English
hierarchic
From hierarch + -ic.
A compound of hierarch + -ic
Proto-Indo-European *ish₁ros ‘holy’
Proto-Hellenic *iherós ‘holy, divine’
Ancient Greek ἱερός ‘holy’
Ancient Greek ἱεράρχης
Medieval Latin hierarcha ‘member of a hierarchy’
English hierarch
Today it means
adj Synonym of hierarchal (“pertaining to a hierarch (high-ranking clergyman)”).
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Etymograph / hierarchic