Where does “ὀχλοκρατία” come from?
ὀχλοκρατία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κρατία, from Ancient Greek Κράτος, from Proto-Indo-European ḱret- — to be strong.
ὀχλοκρατία (Ancient Greek): mob rule
Ancestry of “ὀχλοκρατία”, step by step
ὀχλοκρατία traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek κρατία
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | κρατία | rule; power, rule |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Κράτος | might; strength |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱret- | to be strong |
via Ancient Greek ὄχλος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ὄχλος | multitude, crowd, mob; mass, multitude; riot,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | woǵʰlos | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |
Words derived from “ὀχλοκρατία”