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Where does “ochlocratie” come from?

ochlocratie (French) comes from Middle French ochlocratie, from Ancient Greek ὀχλοκρατία, from Ancient Greek κρατία, from Ancient Greek Κράτος, from Proto-Indo-European ḱret-.

ochlocratie (French): ochlocracy

Definitions

  1. ochlocracy

Ancestry of “ochlocratie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchochlocratieochlocracy
2Ancient Greekὀχλοκρατίαmob rule
3Ancient Greekκρατίαrule; power, rule
4Ancient GreekΚράτος—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱret-—
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