Where does “dinast” come from?

dinast (Romanian) comes from French dynaste, from Latin dynastēs, from Ancient Greek δυνάστης, from Ancient Greek -στης, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

dinast (Romanian): petty king, ruler of a smaller state within a greater empire

Definitions

  1. petty king, ruler of a smaller state within a greater empire

Ancestry of “dinast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdynastepetty king, ruler of a smaller state within a...
2Latindynastēsa ruler, prince (especially oriental)
3Ancient GreekδυνάστηςLord, ruler; Master; The chief men of a state or...
4Ancient Greek-στηςAlternative form of -της
5Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
6Ancient Greekπεῖραtrial, experiment, attempt
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Ancient Greek -τής
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