Where does “arisztokraták” come from?
arisztokraták (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian arisztokrata, from German Aristokrat, from French aristocrate, from French aristocratie, from Middle French aristocratie, from Medieval Latin aristocratia, from Ancient Greek ἀριστοκρατίᾱ, from Ancient Greek ἄριστος — to fit, to fix, to put together.
Ancestry of “arisztokraták”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | arisztokrata | aristocratic |
| 2 | German | Aristokrat | aristocrat male or of unspecified gender |
| 3 | French | aristocrate | aristocratic; aristocrat, noble |
| 4 | French | aristocratie | an aristocracy |
| 5 | Middle French | aristocratie | — |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | aristocratia | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀριστοκρατίᾱ | aristocracy; the rule of the best; the rule of... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἄριστος | best (in multivarious contexts) |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éristos | fittest, most fitting, most suitable |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |