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Where does “-crat” come from?

-crat (English) comes from Ancient Greek κρᾰ́τος — might; strength, might; power.

-crat (English): A participant in a specified form of government;...

Definitions

  1. A participant in a specified form of government;...

Ancestry of “-crat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκρᾰ́τοςmight; strength, might; power

Words derived from “-crat”

  • theocratic
  • plutocrat
  • theocrat
  • theocratical
  • gerontocratic
  • theocratically
  • monocrat
  • mobocrat
  • securocrat
  • antitheocratic
  • millocrat
  • gerontocrat
  • phallocrat
  • thalassocrat
  • virtuecrat
  • cosmocrat
  • Hoovercrat
  • ochlocrat
  • rheocrat
  • pedantocrat
  • spendocrat
  • gynocrat
  • logocrat
  • Obamacrat
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