Etymology of the English word throne
the English word
thronederived from the Old French word
tronederived from the Latin word
thronus (Lamentations; ; dirge)
derived from the Greek word
thronos, θρόνος (a stately seat ('throne'); by implication, power or (concretely) a potentate)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dher-derived from the Latin word
trutina (balance, pair of scales)
derived from the Greek word
trutaneDate
The earliest known usage of throne in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
dethrone,
enthrone,
throned,
throningCognates
Dutch
troon, French
trône, German
Thron, Italian
trono, Latin
thronus, Norwegian
trone, Polish
tron, Russian
трoн, Swedish
tronUsage
Word found in Modern English
