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Where does “dynastie” come from?

dynastie (French) comes from Middle French dynastie, from Latin dynastīa, from Ancient Greek δυναστεία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

dynastie (French): dynasty

Definitions

  1. dynasty

Ancestry of “dynastie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchdynastie—
2Latindynastīa—
3Ancient GreekδυναστείαDominion, lordship, political power; The exercise...
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “dynastie”

  • dynastiquement
  • dynastique
  • dynastiek
  • dynastie
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