Thalassocracy
/ˌθæl.əˈsɒk.rə.si/noun
Rule or domination of the sea, especially by a maritime state or power.
Did you know?The word is built from Greek thálassa, “sea,” the same ancient root behind the names of sea gods and the poetic idea of the ocean as a force that crowns empires.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
GRK
θάλασσα (thálassa)
“sea”
Ancient Greek
GRK
-κρατία (-kratía)
“rule, power, dominion”
Late Greek
GRK
θαλασσοκρατία (thalassokratía)
“sea power; dominion of the sea”
19th Century
English
thalassocracy
“a state or system of rule over the sea; maritime supremacy”
Modern English
English
thalassocracy
“rule or domination of the sea, especially by a maritime state or power”
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