Where does “phallocrate” come from?
phallocrate (French) comes from French -crate, from Ancient Greek Κράτος, from Proto-Indo-European ḱret-.
phallocrate (French): male chauvinist
Ancestry of “phallocrate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | -crate | -crat |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Κράτος | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱret- | — |