Where does “antidemocracy” come from?
antidemocracy (English) comes from English democracy, from Middle French democratie, from Medieval Latin democratia, from Ancient Greek δημοκρατία, from Ancient Greek δημο-, from Ancient Greek δῆμος, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
antidemocracy (English): Opposed to democracy; Opposition to democracy
Definitions
- Opposed to democracy; Opposition to democracy
Ancestry of “antidemocracy”, step by step
antidemocracy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English democracy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | democracy | Rule by the people, especially as a form of... |
| 2 | Middle French | democratie | democracy; popular rule |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | democratia | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δημοκρατία | democracy, popular government; a democratic... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δημο- | demo |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δῆμος | district, country, land; the common people; free... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |