Where does “bunyip aristocracy” come from?
bunyip aristocracy (English) comes from English aristocracy, from Middle French aristocratie, from Medieval Latin aristocratia, from Ancient Greek ἀριστοκρατίᾱ, from Ancient Greek ἄριστος, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éristos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
bunyip aristocracy (English): A peerage in Australia; the new landed rich...
Definitions
- A peerage in Australia; the new landed rich...
Ancestry of “bunyip aristocracy”, step by step
bunyip aristocracy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English aristocracy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | aristocracy | The nobility, or the hereditary ruling class;... |
| 2 | Middle French | aristocratie | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | aristocratia | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀριστοκρατίᾱ | aristocracy; the rule of the best; the rule of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἄριστος | best (in multivarious contexts) |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éristos | fittest, most fitting, most suitable |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |