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*déḱm̥1‘ten’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*dékə1‘ten’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδέκᾰ2‘ten’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδεκάς3dekás‘a group of ten’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδεκαδαρχία3dekadarkhía
- Englishtodaydekadarchy3
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek δέκα
- 2 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek δεκάς
- 3 Wiktionary, English dekadarchy
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*déḱm̥Wiktionary, Ancient Greek δέκα‘ten’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*dékəWiktionary, Ancient Greek δέκα‘ten’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδέκᾰWiktionary, Ancient Greek δεκάς‘ten’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδεκάςWiktionary, English dekadarchydekás‘a group of ten’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδεκαδαρχίαWiktionary, English dekadarchydekadarkhía
- EnglishtodaydekadarchyWiktionary, English dekadarchy
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, 49 more
through Ancient Greek δεκάς ‘a group of ten’
Today it means
noun Synonym of decarchy: rule by ten people.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “dekadarchy”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Ancient Greek δέκα, Ancient Greek δεκάς. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ / dekadarchy