Where does “kakistocracy” come from?

kakistocracy (English) comes from Ancient Greek -κρατία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

kakistocracy (English): Government under the control of a nation's worst...

Definitions

  1. Government under the control of a nation's worst...

Ancestry of “kakistocracy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-κρατία-cracy
2Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
3Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
4Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “kakistocracy”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek -κρατία →