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Thu 19 Jul, 2007 01:38 am
Is it a pure coincidence that "aristocrat" and "Aristotle" spell alike?
Thanks a lot!
Yes, it's a coincidence.
aristocrat etymology
[French aristocrate, from aristocratie, aristocracy, from Old French, from Late Latin aristocratia; see aristocracy.]
http://www.yourdictionary.com/ahd/a/a0423200.html
http://www.yourdictionary.com/ahd/a/a0423700.html
Aristotle was a Greek philosopher; aristocrat is derived from a Latin word.