selections from the spring 2009 Etymoloogy & Philology class
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Thalassocracy
"Thalassocracy" is a "naval or commercial supremacy on the seas." "Thalassocracy" comes from the Greek word thalassokratia. Thalassokratia may be etymologically dissected into its components: thalassa (sea) + kratia (rule by).
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