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Where does “tyrannique” come from?

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

tyrannique (French): tyrannical

Definitions

  1. tyrannical

Ancestry of “tyrannique”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tyrannique”

  • tyranniquement
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