Etymology of the English word aristocracy
the English word
aristocracyderived from the Old French word
aristocratiederived from the Late Latin word
aristocratiaderived from the Greek word
aristokratia, ἀριστοκρατία
derived from the Greek word
aristos, ἄριστος
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ar-using the Greek suffix
-kratia, -κρατία
derived from the Greek word
krateinderived from the Greek word
kratos, κράτος (vigor ('great'))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kar-derived from the Greek word
aristokrateiaderived from the Greek word
aristos, ἄριστος
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ar-derived from the Greek word
krateinDate
The earliest known usage of aristocracy in English dates from the 16th century.
Cognates
Dutch
aristocratie, French
aristocratie, German
Aristokratie, Norwegian
aristokrati, Swedish
aristokratiUsage
Word found in Modern English
