сатрап

Russian

noun+

Definitions

satrap, a governor of a province in ancient Persia;
(historical) an absolute ruler,

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin satrapēs (governor) derived from Ancient Greek σατράπης.

Origin

Ancient Greek

σατράπης

Gloss

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

satrapa Latin
satrapes Latin
satraps Latin
satrapēs Latin
сатра́п Russian
sátrapa Spanish, Castilian
σατράπης Ancient Greek
*tek- Proto-Indo-European
sátrapa Portuguese
satrape Middle English
sàtrapa Catalan, Valencian
σατράπης Greek (modern)
xšaθrapāvan Old Persian
*xšaθrapāwan- xme-old

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