Where does “démotiquement” come from?
démotiquement (French) comes from French démotique, from Ancient Greek δημοτικός, from Ancient Greek δημότης, 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...
démotiquement (French): demotically
Definitions
- demotically
Ancestry of “démotiquement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | démotique | demotic |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | δημοτικός | common |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δημότης | commoner |
| 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... |