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Where does “aristocratical” come from?

Aristocratical is an English adjective formed from aristocrat with the suffix -ic, deriving from French aristocratie, Ancient Greek ἄριστος meaning "best," and Proto-Indo-European -kos.

aristocratical (English): Aristocratic

Definitions

  1. Aristocratic

Ancestry of “aristocratical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisharistocratOne of the aristocracy, nobility, or people of...
2Frencharistocratearistocratic; aristocrat, noble
3Frencharistocratiean aristocracy
4Middle Frencharistocratie—
5Medieval Latinaristocratia—
6Ancient Greekἀριστοκρατίᾱaristocracy; the rule of the best; the rule of...
7Ancient Greekἄριστοςsuperlative degree of ᾰ̓γᾰθός : best; best,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éristosfittest, most fitting, most suitable
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “aristocratical”

  • aristocraticalness
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