Where does “democratic” come from?
Democratic comes from Old French democratique, from Ancient Greek δημοκρατικός, meaning of or relating to rule by the people.
democratic (English): Pertaining to democracy; favoring democracy, or...
Definitions
- Pertaining to democracy; favoring democracy, or...
Ancestry of “democratic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | democratique | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | δημοκρατικός | of or for democracy", "favoring or suited for... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
Words derived from “democratic”
- democratically
- undemocratic
- antidemocratic
- nondemocratic
- prodemocratic
- undemocratically
- predemocratic
- pseudodemocratic
- ultrademocratic
- quasidemocratic
- nondemocratically
- democratist
- antidemocratically
- overdemocratic
- anti-democratic
- plutodemocratic
- cyberdemocratic
- e-democratic
- democratic wedding
- undemocraticness
- aristodemocratic
- counterdemocratic
- Democrapic
- democraticity