Where does “tiran” come from?

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

tiran (Romanian): tyrant

Definitions

  1. tyrant

Ancestry of “tiran”, step by step

tiran traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French tyran

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtyrantyrant; bully
2Middle Frenchtyrantyrant
3Latintyrannusruler, monarch; tyrant, despot
4Ancient Greekτύραννοςabsolute ruler (originally applied to the Lydian king)

via Russian тира́н

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтира́нtyrant (also figurative)
2GermanTyranntyrant; bully; tyrant flycatcher
3Old Swedishtyran—

Words derived from “tiran”

Every word from Ancient Greek τύραννος →Every word from Latin tyrannus →Every word from Middle French tyran →