Where does “εξουσία” come from?

εξουσία (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἐξουσία, from Ancient Greek ἐξόν, from Ancient Greek ἔξεστι, from Ancient Greek ἐστί, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti.

εξουσία (Greek): authority, power the enforcement of rules etc

Definitions

  1. authority, power the enforcement of rules etc

Ancestry of “εξουσία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐξουσίαpower, means, license, or authority to do...
2Ancient Greekἐξόν
3Ancient Greekἔξεστιit is possible, it is allowed
4Ancient Greekἐστίthird-person singular present active indicative...
5Proto-Indo-European*h₁ésti
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éstiEvery word from Ancient Greek ἐστίEvery word from Ancient Greek ἔξεστι