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Where does “acracy” come from?

acracy (English) comes from English ā-, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

acracy (English): In political philosophy, the negation of rule by...

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  1. In political philosophy, the negation of rule by...

Ancestry of “acracy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishā-—
2Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
3Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
4Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →