Where does “tiranet” come from?

tiranet (Catalan) comes from Catalan tirà, from Latin tyrannus, from Ancient Greek τύραννος — absolute ruler (originally applied to the Lydian king).

tiranet (Catalan): tyrant any of several species in the family

Definitions

  1. tyrant any of several species in the family

Ancestry of “tiranet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalantiràtyrant
2Latintyrannusruler, monarch; tyrant, despot
3Ancient Greekτύραννοςabsolute ruler (originally applied to the Lydian king)
Every word from Ancient Greek τύραννος →Every word from Latin tyrannus →Every word from Catalan tirà →