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Where does “untyrannical” come from?

untyrannical (English) comes from English tyrannical, from Latin tyrannicus, from Ancient Greek τυραννικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

untyrannical (English): Not tyrannical

Definitions

  1. Not tyrannical

Ancestry of “untyrannical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtyrannicalOf, or relating to tyranny or a tyrant; Despotic,...
2Latintyrannicustyrannous, tyrannical
3Ancient Greekτυραννικός—
4Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
5Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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