| 1 | English | aristocrat | One of the aristocracy, nobility, or people of... |
| 2 | French | aristocrate | aristocratic; aristocrat, noble |
| 3 | French | aristocratie | an aristocracy |
| 4 | Middle French | aristocratie | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | aristocratia | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀριστοκρατίᾱ | aristocracy; the rule of the best; the rule of... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἄριστος | superlative degree of ᾰ̓γᾰθός : best; best,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éristos | fittest, most fitting, most suitable |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |