köken: From Medieval Latin aristocratia, from Ancient Greek ἀριστοκρατίᾱ (aristokratíā, “the rule of the best“, that is, “the best-born”, “nobility”), equivalent to Ancient Greek ἄριστος (áristos, “best”) + -kratie.
köken: Inherited from Old East Slavic знати (znati), from Proto-Slavic *znati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źnōˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵnéh₃t (“to know, get to know”), from *ǵneh₃-. Cognates include Polish znać, English know, kenning, canny, German kennen and Sanskrit ज्ञा (jñā, “to know”). For the collective noun sense of "nobility, aristocratic people", itself derived from the verb знать. It…
köken: From Old Swedish adel, borrowed from or influenced by Middle Low German adel (“noble descent; nobility”), from Old Saxon athal, from Proto-Germanic *aþalaz (whence also Old Swedish aþal-). Related to German Adel and English athel. Compare also Icelandic aðall (“nobility”).
aristocracy (the nobility or the hereditary ruling class) · aristocracy (class of people considered superior to others) · aristocracy (government by such a class)
çekim: tamlayan arystokracji
eş: magnateria, możnowładztwo, jaśniepaństwo
köken: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₂éristos Ancient Greek ἄριστος (áristos) Proto-Indo-European *kret- Ancient Greek κρᾰ́τος (krắtos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -κρατίᾱ (-kratíā) Ancient Greek ἀριστοκρατίᾱ (aristokratíā)bor. Latin aristocratia Middle…
aristocracy (the nobility, or the hereditary ruling class) · aristocracy (government by such a class, or a state with such a government) · aristocracy (the highest stratum of the landowning class with birthright privileges and wealth)
çekim: çoğul arisztokráciák
köken: From Late Latin aristocratia, from Ancient Greek ἀριστοκρατία (aristokratía, “aristocracy”), from ἄριστος (áristos, “best”) + κράτος (krátos, “power”).
köken: Via some other European language, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀριστοκρατίᾱ (aristokratíā), from ἄριστος (áristos, “the best”) + κράτος (krátos, “rule, strength”).