Where does “Demokratieförderung” come from?
Demokratieförderung (German) comes from German Demokratie, from French démocratie, from Middle French democratie, from Medieval Latin democratia, from Ancient Greek δημοκρατία, from Ancient Greek δημο-, from Ancient Greek δῆμος, from Ancient Greek γράφω — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Demokratieförderung (German): democracy promotion
Definitions
- democracy promotion
Ancestry of “Demokratieförderung”, step by step
Demokratieförderung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Demokratie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Demokratie | democracy |
| 2 | French | démocratie | democracy |
| 3 | Middle French | democratie | democracy; popular rule |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | democratia | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δημοκρατία | democracy, popular government; a democratic... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δημο- | demo |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | δῆμος | district, country, land; the common people; free... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |