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Where does “punditocracy” come from?

punditocracy (English) comes from English pundit, from Hindi पंडित, from Sanskrit पण्डित, from Sanskrit -इत, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -tás, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

punditocracy (English): A group of political pundits who are thought to...

Definitions

  1. A group of political pundits who are thought to...

Ancestry of “punditocracy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpunditAn expert in a particular field, especially as...
2Hindiपंडितlearned, wise; shrewd, clever; skillful in,...
3Sanskritपण्डितlearned, wise, shrewd, clever, skilful in,...
4Sanskrit-इत—
5Proto-Indo-Iranian-tásCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
6Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “punditocracy”

  • punditocratic
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