Where does “nondemocratic” come from?
I need to work through this chain carefully, but I notice there are some problems with it that I should flag:
The chain appears corrupted or confused. It lists:
- English democratic | Latin nona | Ancient Greek δημοκρατικός | Latin novem | Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ | English nine | Latin novem | Proto-Indo-European new-
This doesn't form a coherent etymological path for "nondemocratic." The sequence jumps between unrelated languages (Latin nona, Ancient Greek δημοκρατικός, Latin novem again) and includes "English nine" which doesn't belong in the etymology of "nondemocratic."
I cannot write an accurate one-sentence etymology following your rules because:
1. The chain doesn't support a clear path to "nondemocratic"
2. It mixes in etymologies for unrelated
nondemocratic (English): Not based upon democratic principles
Definitions
- Not based upon democratic principles
Ancestry of “nondemocratic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | non- | Used in the sense of no or none, to show lack of... |
| 2 | Latin | nōnus | — |
| 3 | Latin | novenos | accusative masculine plural of novēnus |
| 4 | Latin | novem | nine; 9; first-person singular present active... |
| 5 | Latin | novo | I make new, renew, refresh; I alter, change;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | nowāō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | néweh₂ti | to renew |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | néwos | new |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | new- | new; to nod, assent to |
Words derived from “nondemocratic”