Where does “undemocratise” come from?
undemocratise (English) comes from English democratise, from French démocratiser, from French démocratie, from Middle French democratie, from Medieval Latin democratia, from Ancient Greek δημοκρατία, from Ancient Greek δημο-, from Ancient Greek δῆμος — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
undemocratise (English): Alternative spelling of undemocratize
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of undemocratize
Ancestry of “undemocratise”, step by step
undemocratise traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English democratise
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | democratise | Alternative spelling of democratize |
| 2 | French | démocratiser | to democratize |
| 3 | French | démocratie | democracy |
| 4 | Middle French | democratie | democracy; popular rule |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | democratia | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δημοκρατία | democracy, popular government; a democratic... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | δημο- | demo |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | δῆμος | district, country, land; the common people; free... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |