Where does “tyrante” come from?

tyrante (Middle English) comes from Old French tyrant, from Old French tiran, from Latin tyrannus, from Ancient Greek τύραννος — absolute ruler (originally applied to the Lydian king).

tyrante (Middle English): Alternative form of tyraunt

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of tyraunt

Ancestry of “tyrante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtyrant—
2Old Frenchtiran—
3Latintyrannusruler, monarch; tyrant, despot
4Ancient Greekτύραννοςabsolute ruler (originally applied to the Lydian king)
Every word from Ancient Greek τύραννος →Every word from Latin tyrannus →Every word from Old French tiran →