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Where does “dynastie” come from?

dynastie (Middle French) comes from Latin dynastīa, from Ancient Greek δυναστεία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Ancestry of “dynastie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindynastīa—
2Ancient GreekδυναστείαDominion, lordship, political power; The exercise...
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “dynastie”

  • dynasty
  • dynastic
  • predynastic
  • dynastically
  • dynastical
  • dynasticism
  • antidynastic
  • protodynastic
  • nondynastic
  • dynasticity
  • dynastique
  • dynastiquement
  • dynastie
  • dynastiek
  • dynastie
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