English
dynastic
Dynastic comes from Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- ‘to fit’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dewh₂-‘to fit’root as named
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδυναστικόςdunastikós
- Englishtodaydynastic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
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- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dewh₂-‘to fit’root as named
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδυναστικόςdunastikós
- Englishtodaydynastic
Equivalent to dynasty + -ic
Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- ‘to fit together’
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Ancient Greek δῠνᾰ́στης ‘ruler, petty ruler’
Ancient Greek δυναστεία ‘power, dominion’
Late Latin dynastia ‘rule, dominion’
Middle French dynastie
English dynasty
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- ‘to fit’
down, town, beautiful, beauty, ben, tool, bonus, teen, rebel, beneficial, boo, optimal, tow, bonnie, beau, dynamic, optimism, boon, dun, beneficiary, revel, bello, bona, bene, bonny, dynamo, tine, taw, bauble, bonbon, bellicose, 98 more
Today it means
adj Pertaining to a dynasty.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- / dynastic