Where does “oclocrație” come from?

oclocrație (Romanian) comes from French ochlocratie, from Middle French ochlocratie, from Ancient Greek ὀχλοκρατία, from Ancient Greek κρατία, from Ancient Greek Κράτος, from Proto-Indo-European ḱret- — to be strong.

oclocrație (Romanian): ochlocracy

Definitions

  1. ochlocracy

Ancestry of “oclocrație”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchochlocratieochlocracy
2Middle Frenchochlocratieochlocracy
3Ancient Greekὀχλοκρατίαmob rule
4Ancient Greekκρατίαrule; power, rule
5Ancient GreekΚράτοςmight; strength
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱret-to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱret-Every word from Ancient Greek ΚράτοςEvery word from Ancient Greek κρατία