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Where does “demokraattisuus” come from?

demokraattisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish demokraattinen, from Ancient Greek δημοκρατικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

demokraattisuus (Finnish): The property of being democratic

Definitions

  1. The property of being democratic

Ancestry of “demokraattisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishdemokraattinendemocratic; In connection with US domestic...
2Ancient Greekδημοκρατικόςof or for democracy", "favoring or suited for...
3Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
4Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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