Where does “tirănesc” come from?

tirănesc (Romanian) comes from Romanian tiran, from French tyran, from Middle French tyran, from Latin tyrannus, from Ancient Greek τύραννος — absolute ruler (originally applied to the Lydian king).

tirănesc (Romanian): tyrannical

Definitions

  1. tyrannical

Ancestry of “tirănesc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniantirantyrant
2Frenchtyrantyrant; bully
3Middle Frenchtyrantyrant
4Latintyrannusruler, monarch; tyrant, despot
5Ancient Greekτύραννοςabsolute ruler (originally applied to the Lydian king)
Every word from Ancient Greek τύραννος →Every word from Latin tyrannus →Every word from Middle French tyran →