Where does “sosiaalidemokratia” come from?
sosiaalidemokratia (Finnish) comes from Finnish sosiaalinen, from Latin sociālis, from French social, from Latin socialis, from Latin socius, from Ancient Greek πάθος, from Ancient Greek πάσχω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.
sosiaalidemokratia (Finnish): social democracy
Definitions
- social democracy
Ancestry of “sosiaalidemokratia”, step by step
sosiaalidemokratia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via Finnish demokratia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | demokratia | democracy |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | δημοκρατία | democracy, popular government; a democratic... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δημο- | demo |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δῆμος | district, country, land; the common people; free... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |