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Where does “despoottisuus” come from?

despoottisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish despoottinen, from Finnish despootti, from French despote, from Ancient Greek δεσπότης, from Proto-Hellenic *déspotis.

despoottisuus (Finnish): despoticalness

Definitions

  1. despoticalness

Ancestry of “despoottisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishdespoottinendespotic
2Finnishdespootti—
3Frenchdespotedespot; tyrant
4Ancient Greekδεσπότηςmaster, lord; ruler, despot; generally: owner
5Proto-Hellenic*déspotis—
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