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Where does “demography” come from?

Demography comes from Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos, "people") and γράφω (gráphō, "to write"), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ger- meaning "to gather."

demography (English): The study of the characteristics of human...

Definitions

  1. The study of the characteristics of human...

Ancestry of “demography”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdémographiedemography
2French-graphie-graphy
3Latin-graphia-graphy
4Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
5Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
7Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “demography”

  • demographic
  • demographically
  • sociodemographic
  • geodemographic
  • paleodemography
  • paleodemographic
  • biodemography
  • palaeodemographic
  • sociodemography
  • biodemographic
  • geodemography
  • geodemographically
  • clinicodemographic
  • socio-demographic
  • isodemographic
  • demográfiai
  • demográfia
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