Where does “undemocratization” come from?
undemocratization (English) comes from English undemocratize, 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...
undemocratization (English): the act or process of undemocratizing
Definitions
- the act or process of undemocratizing
Ancestry of “undemocratization”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | undemocratize | To make not democratic, or less democratic |
| 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- | — |
| 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; to draw ,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |