Where does “tiran” come from?

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

tiran (Dutch): tyrant, absolute ruler of an Ancient polis;...

Definitions

  1. tyrant, absolute ruler of an Ancient polis;...

Ancestry of “tiran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintyrannusruler, monarch; tyrant, despot
2Ancient Greekτύραννοςabsolute ruler (originally applied to the Lydian king)

Words derived from “tiran

Every word from Ancient Greek τύραννοςEvery word from Latin tyrannus