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Where does “phallocrat” come from?

phallocrat (English) comes from English phallo-, from Ancient Greek φαλλός, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

phallocrat (English): One who advocates or imposes phallocracy

Definitions

  1. One who advocates or imposes phallocracy

Ancestry of “phallocrat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishphallo-penis or phallus
2Ancient Greekφαλλόςpenis; phallus
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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