Where does “ἀριστοκρατία” come from?

ἀριστοκρατία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἄριστος, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éristos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

ἀριστοκρατία (Ancient Greek): aristocracy

Definitions

  1. aristocracy

Ancestry of “ἀριστοκρατία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄριστοςbest (in multivarious contexts)
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éristosfittest, most fitting, most suitable
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “ἀριστοκρατία”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éristos →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄριστος →