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phylarch
Phylarch comes from Latin phylarchus, from Ancient Greek φῡλή ‘large clan or tribe of ancient Greece’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- ‘to be, grow’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰuH-‘to be, grow’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰuH-lomreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEφῡλήphūlḗ‘large clan or tribe of ancient Greece’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEφύλαρχοςphúlarkhos
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEphylarchus
- Englishtodayphylarch
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰuH-‘to be, grow’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰuH-lomreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEφῡλήphūlḗ‘large clan or tribe of ancient Greece’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEφύλαρχοςphúlarkhos
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEphylarchus
- Englishtodayphylarch
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- ‘to be, grow’
be, been, power, possible, future, present, build, improve, presence, essential, physical, bond, bush, bound, absence, contribution, entity, booth, approve, probability, absent, physician, favorable, distribute, contributor, fiat, bun, favourable, bouquet, retribution, attribution, imp, rebuke, impotent, impossibility, bower, aren, beamer, bosque, approbation, 83 more
through Ancient Greek φῡλή ‘large clan or tribe of ancient Greece’
Today it means
noun The ruler of a phyle in Ancient Greece.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- / phylarch