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Where does “δημοτικός” come from?

δημοτικός (Greek) comes 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...

δημοτικός (Greek): municipal; folk, traditional; demotic, of the...

Definitions

  1. municipal; folk, traditional; demotic, of the...

Ancestry of “δημοτικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδημοτικόςcommon
2Ancient Greekδημότηςcommoner
3Ancient Greekδῆμοςdistrict, country, land; the common people; free...
4Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
5Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
7Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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