Where does “Tiran” come from?

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

Tiran (Turkish): Tirana

Definitions

  1. Tirana

Ancestry of “Tiran”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Tiran”

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