Where does “ruotsidemokraatti” come from?
ruotsidemokraatti (Finnish) comes from Finnish demokraatti, from French démocrate, 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...
ruotsidemokraatti (Finnish): A Sweden Democrat; member or supporter of the Swedish political party Sverigedemokraterna
Definitions
- A Sweden Democrat; member or supporter of the Swedish political party Sverigedemokraterna
Ancestry of “ruotsidemokraatti”, step by step
ruotsidemokraatti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish demokraatti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | demokraatti | democrat; Democrat |
| 2 | French | démocrate | democrat; democratic |
| 3 | French | démocratie | democracy |
| 4 | Middle French | democratie | democracy; popular rule |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | democratia | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δημοκρατία | democracy, popular government; a democratic... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | δημο- | demo |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | δῆμος | district, country, land; the common people; free... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |