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Where does “démo-” come from?

démo- (French) comes from Ancient Greek δῆμος, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

démo- (French): demo-

Definitions

  1. demo-

Ancestry of “démo-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδῆμοςdistrict, country, land; the common people; free...
2Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
3Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “démo-”

  • demographic
  • demography
  • demographically
  • sociodemographic
  • geodemographic
  • paleodemography
  • paleodemographic
  • biodemography
  • palaeodemographic
  • sociodemography
  • biodemographic
  • geodemography
  • geodemographically
  • clinicodemographic
  • socio-demographic
  • isodemographic
  • démonyme
  • démographie
  • démographique
  • démographe
  • biodémographie
  • biodémographique
  • démographiquement
  • demografia
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