Where does “sosiaalidemokraatti” come from?
sosiaalidemokraatti (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...
sosiaalidemokraatti (Finnish): A social democrat
Definitions
- A social democrat
Ancestry of “sosiaalidemokraatti”, step by step
sosiaalidemokraatti 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... |
via Finnish sosiaalinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sosiaalinen | social; having to do with social policy, striving... |
| 2 | Latin | sociālis | Of or pertaining to companionship; companionable, sociable, social |
| 3 | French | social | social, related to society, community; social,... |
| 4 | Latin | socialis | Of or pertaining to companionship; companionable,... |
| 5 | Latin | socius | sharing, joining in, partaking, associated;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πάθος | pain, suffering, death; misfortune, calamity,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πάσχω | to undergo, experience; have someone do something... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰendʰ- | to bind; bond |