Where does “antidemocratic” come from?
Antidemocratic comes from English democratic with the prefix anti-, from Ancient Greek ἀντι- and ἀντί, meaning "against," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti.
antidemocratic (English): Opposed to the tenets of democracy
Definitions
- Opposed to the tenets of democracy
Ancestry of “antidemocratic”, step by step
antidemocratic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English democratic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | democratic | Pertaining to democracy; favoring democracy, or... |
| 2 | Old French | democratique | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δημοκρατικός | of or for democracy", "favoring or suited for... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via French antidémocratique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | antidémocratique | antidemocratic |