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Where does “démocratique” come from?

démocratique (French) comes from Old French democratique, from Ancient Greek δημοκρατικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

démocratique (French): democratic

Definitions

  1. democratic

Ancestry of “démocratique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdemocratique—
2Ancient Greekδημοκρατικόςof or for democracy", "favoring or suited for...
3Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
4Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “démocratique”

  • демократичный
  • démocratiquement
  • demokratik
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