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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

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  1. Alternative spelling of undemocratize

Ancestry of “undemocratise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdemocratiseAlternative spelling of democratize
2Frenchdémocratiserto democratize
3Frenchdémocratiedemocracy
4Middle Frenchdemocratiedemocracy; popular rule
5Medieval Latindemocratia—
6Ancient Greekδημοκρατίαdemocracy, popular government; a democratic...
7Ancient Greekδημο-—
8Ancient Greekδῆμοςdistrict, country, land; the common people; free...
9Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
10Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
12Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

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