Where does “ἀριστοκρατίᾱ” come from?

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

ἀριστοκρατίᾱ (Ancient Greek): aristocracy; the rule of the best; the rule of...

Definitions

  1. aristocracy; the rule of the best; the rule of...

Ancestry of “ἀριστοκρατίᾱ”, step by step

ἀριστοκρατίᾱ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἄριστος

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

via Ancient Greek Κράτος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΚράτοςmight; strength
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱret-to be strong

Words derived from “ἀριστοκρατίᾱ”

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