Where does “christendemocraat” come from?
christendemocraat (Dutch) comes from Dutch democraat, from French démocrate, from French démocratie, from Middle French democratie, from Medieval Latin democratia, from Ancient Greek δημοκρατία, from Ancient Greek δημο-, from Ancient Greek δῆμος — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
christendemocraat (Dutch): Christian democrat
Definitions
- Christian democrat
Ancestry of “christendemocraat”, step by step
christendemocraat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch democraat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | democraat | democrat, supporter of democracy |
| 2 | French | démocrate | democrat; democratic |
| 3 | French | démocratie | democracy |
| 4 | Middle French | democratie | democracy; popular rule |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | democratia | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δημοκρατία | democracy, popular government; a democratic... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | δημο- | demo |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | δῆμος | district, country, land; the common people; free... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via Dutch christen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | christen | Christian |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | cristen | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | cristin | Christian, a believer in Christianity |
| 4 | Latin | Christiānus | Christian |
| 5 | Latin | Chrīstus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Χριστός | anointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |