Where does “τυραννοκτόνος” come from?

τυραννοκτόνος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek τῠ́ρᾰννος — absolute ruler (originally applied to the Lydian king).

τυραννοκτόνος (Ancient Greek): tyrannicidal

Definitions

  1. tyrannicidal

Ancestry of “τυραννοκτόνος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτῠ́ρᾰννοςabsolute ruler (originally applied to the Lydian king)
Every word from Ancient Greek τῠ́ρᾰννος
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