Etymology

dictatorship

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Today it means: A type of government where absolute sovereignty is allotted to an individual or a small clique. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *skapjaną ← English dictator ← Latin dictātor
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*deyḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déyḱeti
  3. Proto-Italic*deikō
  4. Latindīcō
  5. Latindictō
  6. Latindictātor
  7. Englishdictator
  8. Proto-Germanic*skapjaną
  9. English todaydictatorship

From dictator + -ship.

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