patriarch的词源

英文词源

patriarch

patriarch: see patron

patriarch (n.)

late 12c., from Old French patriarche "one of the Old Testament fathers" (11c.) and directly from Late Latin patriarcha (Tertullian), from Greek patriarkhes "chief or head of a family," from patria "family, clan," from pater "father" (see father (n.)) + arkhein "to rule" (see archon). Also used as an honorific title of certain bishops in the early Church, notably those of Antioch, Alexandria, and Rome.

中文词源

patriarch：家长；族长 

词根词缀： -patr-父 + -i- + -arch-统治

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：patriarch 词源，patriarch 含义。

patriarch：家长，族长

patri-,父亲，-arch,管理，统治，词源同matriarch.