hegemony

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἡγεμονία“supremacy or leadership, chief command”
2. English todayhegemony

From Ancient Greek ἡγεμονία (hēgemonía, “supremacy or leadership, chief command”), from ἡγεμών (hēgemṓn, “a leader, guide, commander, chief”), from ἡγέομαι (hēgéomai, “to lead”). Early 19th-century usage influenced by German Hegemonie.