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Where does “δυνάστης” come from?

δυνάστης (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek δυνάστης, from Ancient Greek -στης, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

δυνάστης (Greek): oppressing ruler, dynast

Definitions

  1. oppressing ruler, dynast

Ancestry of “δυνάστης”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekδυνάστηςLord, ruler; Master; The chief men of a state or...
2Ancient Greek-στηςAlternative form of -της
3Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
4Ancient Greekπεῖραtrial, experiment, attempt
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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