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Where does “αριστοκράτης” come from?

αριστοκράτης (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀριστοκράτης, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

αριστοκράτης (Greek): aristocrat, noble, peer

Definitions

  1. aristocrat, noble, peer

Ancestry of “αριστοκράτης”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀριστοκράτης—
2Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
3Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
4Proto-Indo-European-ess—
5Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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