Where does “demokrat” come from?
demokrat (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from French démocrate, 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...
demokrat (Norwegian Nynorsk): a democrat
Ancestry of “demokrat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | démocrate | democrat; democratic |
| 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- | — |
| 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; to draw ,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |