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Where does “demagogic” come from?

Demagogic comes from French démagogique, formed with the French suffix -ique from Latin -icus, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀγωγός meaning "leading," derived from ἄγω meaning "to lead."

demagogic (English): of or pertaining to demagogy or a demagogue

Definitions

  1. of or pertaining to demagogy or a demagogue

Ancestry of “demagogic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdémagogiquedemagogic, demagogical
2Frenchdémagogiedemagogy; demagogism
3Ancient Greekδημαγωγίαdemagogy
4Ancient Greekδημαγωγόςa popular leader
5Ancient Greekδῆμοςdistrict, country, land; the common people; free...
6Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
7Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
9Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “demagogic”

  • demagogically
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