autocrat
Meaningone who rules by himself
Common meaning: a ruler with total power
- autoself; the sameLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 135 · scan
- cratstrength, power, ruleLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 842 · scan
‘self’ + ‘strength, power, rule’ → autocrat
Journey through time
Neither part’s path through time is traced in our sources yet; each root is shown from its dictionary entry.
- auto — Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós) “self; the same” (dictionary form; path not traced)
- crat — Greek κράτος “strength, power, rule” (dictionary form; path not traced)
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós) ‘self; the same’ + Greek κράτος ‘strength, power, rule’.
Did you know (Greek autos, "self",…): our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), entry αὐτός (autós), p. 135 · dictionary scan
Did you know (Greek kratos, power,…): our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), entry κράτος, p. 842 · dictionary scan
Roots
- αὐτός (autós) Ancient Greek “self; the same”
- κράτος Greek “strength, power, rule”
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