Where does “tandemocracy” come from?
tandemocracy (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...
tandemocracy (English): especially involving alternation of offices in an allegedly democratic context
Definitions
- especially involving alternation of offices in an allegedly democratic context
Ancestry of “tandemocracy”, step by step
tandemocracy 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 tandem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tandem | A carriage pulled by two or more draught animals (generally draught horses) harnessed one behind the other, both providing pulling power but only the animal in front being able to steer |
| 2 | Latin | tandem | at length, at last, finally, eventually |
| 3 | Latin | tam | so, so much, to such an extent, to such a degree |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | téh₂m | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |