Where does “dictatorial” come from?

Dictatorial comes from Latin dictatorius, derived from dictator, which stems from Latin dicere meaning "to say," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ-.

dictatorial (English): of or pertaining to a dictator; in the manner of...

Definitions

  1. of or pertaining to a dictator; in the manner of...

Ancestry of “dictatorial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdictatorA totalitarian leader of a country, nation, or...
2Latindictātoran elected chief magistrate
3Latin-tor-er
4Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
5Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
6Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—

Words derived from “dictatorial”

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