Words that come from Latin “tyrannus”

40 words across 15 languages descend from Latin tyrannus — including tyrant, tyrannous, tyrannicide, tyrannously, tyranness, tyrannicidal, tyrannicide, tyrannicida.

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English (8)

Translingual (5)

Middle English (4)

French (3)

Spanish (3)

Old French (3)

German (3)

Latin (2)

Esperanto (2)

Portuguese (2)

Russian (1)

Dutch (1)

Middle French (1)

Norman (1)

Old Portuguese (1)