Where does “οἰκοτύραννος” come from?
οἰκοτύραννος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek οἶκος, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
οἰκοτύραννος (Ancient Greek): domestic tyrant
Definitions
- domestic tyrant
Ancestry of “οἰκοτύραννος”, step by step
οἰκοτύραννος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek οἶκος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | οἶκος | house or dwelling place; estate, inheritance;... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via Ancient Greek τῠ́ρᾰννος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | τῠ́ρᾰννος | absolute ruler (originally applied to the Lydian king) |