Where does “aristocratism” come from?
aristocratism (English) comes from English aristocrat, from French aristocrate, from French aristocratie, from Middle French aristocratie, from Medieval Latin aristocratia, from Ancient Greek ἀριστοκρατίᾱ, from Ancient Greek ἄριστος, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éristos — to fit, to fix, to put together.
aristocratism (English): The principles of aristocrats; Aristocrats...
Definitions
- The principles of aristocrats; Aristocrats...
Ancestry of “aristocratism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 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 |