Etymology

czaric

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Today it means: of, relating to, or being a czar; tsaric Full definition →

English czar ← Russian царь (carʹ) ← Old East Slavic цьсарь (cĭsarĭ)
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The story

  1. LatinCaesar
  2. Proto-Germanic*kaisaraz
  3. Proto-Slavic*cěsařь
  4. Old East Slavicцѣсарь (cěsarĭ)
  5. Old East Slavicцьсарь (cĭsarĭ)
  6. Russianцарь (carʹ)
  7. Englishczar
  8. English todayczaric

From czar + -ic.

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