Where does “pseudodemocracy” come from?
pseudodemocracy (English) comes from English democracy, from Middle French democratie, from Medieval Latin democratia, from Ancient Greek δημοκρατία, from Ancient Greek δημο-, from Ancient Greek δῆμος, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
pseudodemocracy (English): A government that holds elections but restricts...
Definitions
- A government that holds elections but restricts...
Ancestry of “pseudodemocracy”, step by step
pseudodemocracy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English democracy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | democracy | Rule by the people, especially as a form of... |
| 2 | Middle French | democratie | democracy; popular rule |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | democratia | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δημοκρατία | democracy, popular government; a democratic... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δημο- | demo |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δῆμος | district, country, land; the common people; free... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via English pseudo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pseudo | An intellectually pretentious person; a... |
| 2 | English | pseudo- | False, not genuine, fake |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ψευδής | lying, false, untrue; deceived, beguiled |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |