Etymology of the French word aristocratie
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 aristocratie in French dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in French
aristocrate,
aristocratiserDerivations in other languages
English
aristocracy, Romanian
aristocraţieCognates
Dutch
aristocratie, English
aristocracy, German
Aristokratie, Norwegian
aristokrati, Swedish
aristokratiUsage
Word found in Old French
