Etymology

tyrannous

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Today it means: Tyrannical, despotic or oppressive. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? ← Latin tyrannus ← Ancient Greek τύραννος (túrannos)
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  1. Ancient Greekτύραννος (túrannos)
  2. Latintyrannus
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  5. English todaytyrannous

From Latin tyrannus (“tyrant”) + English -ous.

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