Where does “despotisme” come from?

despotisme (French) comes from Catalan dèspota, from Ancient Greek δεσπότης, from Proto-Hellenic *déspotis.

despotisme (French): despotism

Definitions

  1. despotism

Ancestry of “despotisme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalandèspotadespot
2Ancient Greekδεσπότηςmaster, lord; ruler, despot; generally: owner
3Proto-Hellenic*déspotis—

Words derived from “despotisme”

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