Where does “tiranitzar” come from?

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

tiranitzar (Catalan): to tyrannize

Definitions

  1. to tyrannize

Ancestry of “tiranitzar”, step by step

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