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Where does “ὀχλοκρατία” come from?

ὀχλοκρατία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κρατία, from Ancient Greek Κράτος, from Proto-Indo-European ḱret-.

ὀχλοκρατία (Ancient Greek): mob rule

Definitions

  1. mob rule

Ancestry of “ὀχλοκρατία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκρατίαrule; power, rule
2Ancient GreekΚράτος—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱret-—

Words derived from “ὀχλοκρατία”

  • ochlocracy
  • oclocracia
  • oclocrático
  • ochlocratie
  • ochlocratie
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