Where does “tyrant” come from?

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

Ancestry of “tyrant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtiran—
2Latintyrannusruler, monarch; tyrant, despot
3Ancient Greekτύραννοςabsolute ruler (originally applied to the Lydian king)

Words derived from “tyrant”

Every word from Ancient Greek τύραννος →Every word from Latin tyrannus →Every word from Old French tiran →