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Where does “coup d'etat” come from?

coup d'etat (English) comes from French coup d'état.

coup d'etat (English): The sudden overthrow of a government, differing...

Definitions

  1. The sudden overthrow of a government, differing...

Ancestry of “coup d'etat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcoup d'état—

Words derived from “coup d'etat”

  • coup d'etat
  • kudeta
  • kudeta
  • magkudeta
Every word from French coup d'état →