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dynast
Dynast comes from Late Latin dynastēs ‘a ruler, prince’, from Ancient Greek δύναμαι ‘to be powerful’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- ‘to fit together’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dewh₂-‘to fit together’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*dunamaireconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδύναμαιdúnamai‘to be powerful’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEδυνάστηςdunástēs‘lord, ruler’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEdynastēs‘a ruler, prince’
- Englishearliest quotation 2011dynast
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dewh₂-‘to fit together’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*dunamaireconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδύναμαιdúnamai‘to be powerful’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEδυνάστηςdunástēs‘lord, ruler’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEdynastēs‘a ruler, prince’
- Englishearliest quotation 2011dynast
Earliest quotation: 2011, Embraceable you: “Now the dynasts who rule each country are cementing…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- ‘to fit together’
down, town, beautiful, beauty, ben, tool, bonus, teen, beneficial, rebel, optimal, boo, tow, bonnie, optimism, beau, boon, beneficiary, dun, revel, bello, bona, bene, bonny, tine, dynamically, thermodynamic, dynamo, dynamical, taw, bauble, bellicose, bonbon, hydrodynamic, psychodynamic, hemodynamic, biodynamic, 91 more
through Proto-Hellenic *dunamai
Today it means
noun A ruler or governor, especially a hereditary ruler or someone who founded or is part of a dynasty.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- / dynast