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Where does “demagogia” come from?

demagogia (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese demagogo, from Ancient Greek δημαγωγός, 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...

demagogia (Portuguese): demagogy

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  1. demagogy

Ancestry of “demagogia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesedemagogodemagogue
2Ancient Greekδημαγωγόςa popular leader
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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