Where does “диктатор” come from?

диктатор (Russian) comes from Ukrainian дикта́тор, from Latin dictātor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

диктатор (Russian): dictator

Definitions

  1. dictator

Ancestry of “диктатор”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianдикта́торdictator
2Latindictātoran elected chief magistrate
3Latin-tor-er
4Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
5Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
6Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—

Words derived from “диктатор”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s →Every word from Latin -tor →Every word from Latin dictātor →