heterarchy etymology

English word heterarchy comes from English -archy (Form of government or rule.), English heter-

Detailed word origin of heterarchy

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-archy English (eng) Form of government or rule.
heter- English (eng)
heterarchy English (eng) (countable) An example of this government.. (uncountable) The rule of an alien; rule from without; government by an extraterritorial power.. A system of organization where the elements of the organization are unranked (non-hierarchical) or where they possess the potential to be ranked a number of different ways.

Words with the same origin as heterarchy

Descendants of -archy
anthroparchy biarchy cryptarchy demarchy exilarchy hagiarchy hecatarchy hydrarchy hyperarchy iatrarchy kritarchy kyriarchal kyriarchy minarchy ochlarchy octarchy paparchy partyarchy patriarchate phylarchy polyarchic polyarchy squirearchy triarchy