polyarchic etymology

English word polyarchic comes from English -ic, English polyarchy (A government in which power is invested in multiple people.)

Detailed word origin of polyarchic

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-ic English (eng) (chemistry) Used to denote certain chemical compounds in which a specified chemical element has a higher oxidation number than in the equivalent compound whose name ends in the suffix -ous. For example sulphuric acid (H₂SO₄) has more oxygen atoms per molecule than sulphurous acid (H₂SO₃).. Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
polyarchy English (eng) A government in which power is invested in multiple people.
polyarchic English (eng) Of or pertaining to a polyarchy.

Words with the same origin as polyarchic

Descendants of -ic
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