Where does “tiran” come from?

tiran (Indonesian) comes from Dutch tiran, from Latin tyrannus, from Ancient Greek τύραννος — absolute ruler (originally applied to the Lydian king).

tiran (Indonesian): tyrant

Definitions

  1. tyrant

Ancestry of “tiran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtirantyrant, absolute ruler of an Ancient polis;...
2Latintyrannusruler, monarch; tyrant, despot
3Ancient Greekτύραννοςabsolute ruler (originally applied to the Lydian king)
Every word from Ancient Greek τύραννος →Every word from Latin tyrannus →Every word from Dutch tiran →