Where does “educrat” come from?
educrat (English) comes from English bureaucrat, from French bureaucrate, from French bureaucratie, from French bureau, from Middle French burel, from Old French burel, from Old French -el, from Latin -ellus — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
educrat (English): An official or administrator in a school district...
Definitions
- An official or administrator in a school district...
Ancestry of “educrat”, step by step
educrat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bureaucrat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bureaucrat | An official who is part of a bureaucracy; A wiki... |
| 2 | French | bureaucrate | bureaucrat |
| 3 | French | bureaucratie | bureaucracy |
| 4 | French | bureau | desk; office; ticket office |
| 5 | Middle French | burel | — |
| 6 | Old French | burel | frieze; a garment made out of frieze |
| 7 | Old French | -el | Suffix that usually denotes a masculine noun |
| 8 | Latin | -ellus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine... |
| 9 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via English educator
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | educator | A person distinguished for his/her educational... |
| 2 | Latin | educator | educator, tutor; foster father; second-person... |
| 3 | Latin | ēducō | to lead, draw or take out, forth or away |
| 4 | Latin | dux | leader, head; commander, general, captain;... |
| 5 | Latin | dūcō | to lead, guide, conduct, lead away |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | doukō | lead |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | déwketi | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |