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Where does “demagoginen” come from?

demagoginen (Finnish) comes from French démagogique, from French démagogie, from Ancient Greek δημαγωγία, from Ancient Greek δημαγωγός, from Ancient Greek δῆμος, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

demagoginen (Finnish): demagogic

Definitions

  1. demagogic

Ancestry of “demagoginen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdémagogiquedemagogic, demagogical
2Frenchdémagogiedemagogy; demagogism
3Ancient Greekδημαγωγίαdemagogy
4Ancient Greekδημαγωγόςa popular leader
5Ancient Greekδῆμοςdistrict, country, land; the common people; free...
6Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
7Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
9Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “demagoginen”

  • demagogisuus
  • demagogisesti
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