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Where does “δημοκράτια” come from?

δημοκράτια (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek δῆμος, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Ancestry of “δημοκράτια”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδῆμοςdistrict, country, land; the common people; free...
2Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
3Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “δημοκράτια”

  • democracy
  • democratization
  • democrat
  • democratize
  • prodemocracy
  • democratism
  • antidemocracy
  • nondemocracy
  • teledemocracy
  • pseudodemocracy
  • cyberdemocracy
  • democratizer
  • democracide
  • undemocratizable
  • democratizable
  • democratish
  • nondemocrat
  • superdemocracy
  • e-democracy
  • ecodemocracy
  • undemocratization
  • undemocratize
  • democratia
  • демократичный
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