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Etymology of the English word hegemony

the English word hegemony
derived from the Greek word hegemonia, ἡγεμονία (government; (in time) official term)
derived from the Greek word hegemon, ἡγεμών (a leader; chief person (or figuratively, place) of a province)
derived from the Greek word hegeisthai
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sag-
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sāg-
derived from the Greek word egeomai
derived from the Greek word hegisthai

Date

The earliest known usage of hegemony in English dates from the 16th century.

Derivations in English

hegemonism

Cognates

Dutch hegemonie, French hégémonie, German Hegemonie, Lithuanian hegemonija, Norwegian hegemoni, Swedish hegemoni

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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