Where does “däspot” come from?
däspot (Volapük) comes from English despotism, from French despotisme, from Catalan dèspota, from Ancient Greek δεσπότης, from Proto-Hellenic *déspotis.
däspot (Volapük): despotism
Definitions
- despotism
Ancestry of “däspot”, step by step
däspot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English despotism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | despotism | government by a singular authority, either a... |
| 2 | French | despotisme | despotism |
| 3 | Catalan | dèspota | despot |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δεσπότης | master, lord; ruler, despot; generally: owner |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *déspotis | — |