despotic
English
/disˈpɒt.ɪk/, /dɛsˈpɑt.ɪk/
adj
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to a despot or tyrant.
- Acting or ruling as a despot, tyrannical.
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek δεσποτικός derived from French despotique.
Origin
French
despotique
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- adespotic English
- despotically English
- undespotic English
- despote French
- despotique French
- despotiquement French
- δεσποτικός Ancient Greek
- despotický Czech
- despotic Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- δεσποτικός Greek (modern)
- деспотичен Bulgarian