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Where does “-crate” come from?

-crate (French) comes from Ancient Greek Κράτος, from Proto-Indo-European ḱret-.

-crate (French): -crat

Definitions

  1. -crat

Ancestry of “-crate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΚράτος—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱret-—

Words derived from “-crate”

  • physiocrat
  • physiocratism
  • tecnocrático
  • tecnócrata
  • -crata
  • phallocrate
  • physiocrate
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