Where does “undemocratizable” come from?
undemocratizable (English) comes from English democratizable, from English democratize, from French démocratiser, from French démocratie, from Middle French democratie, from Medieval Latin democratia, from Ancient Greek δημοκρατία, from Ancient Greek δημο- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
undemocratizable (English): Incapable of being democratized
Definitions
- Incapable of being democratized
Ancestry of “undemocratizable”, step by step
undemocratizable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English democratizable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | democratizable | Able to be democratized |
| 2 | English | democratize | To make democratic |
| 3 | French | démocratiser | to democratize |
| 4 | French | démocratie | democracy |
| 5 | Middle French | democratie | democracy; popular rule |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | democratia | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | δημοκρατία | democracy, popular government; a democratic... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | δημο- | demo |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | δῆμος | district, country, land; the common people; free... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |