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Where does “demographic” come from?

Demographic is formed from English demography, combining Ancient Greek δῆμος (dēmos, people) and γράφω (gráphō, to write), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ger- (to gather).

demographic (English): Of or pertaining to demography; A demographic...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to demography; A demographic...

Ancestry of “demographic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-icUsed to form adjectives from nouns with the...
2EnglishimageAn optical or other representation of a real...
3Frenchimagepicture, image; frame; first-person singular...
4Portugueseimagemimage; picture; figure; image; image; face
5Spanishimagenimage
6Italianimmagineimage; imago
7Latinimāginem—
8Latinim-Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in
9Latinīn-—
10Latinîn—
11Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
12Proto-Italicenin
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “demographic”

  • demographically
  • sociodemographic
  • geodemographic
  • paleodemographic
  • palaeodemographic
  • biodemographic
  • geodemographically
  • clinicodemographic
  • isodemographic
  • socio-demographic
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