Where does “демократически” come from?
демократически (Russian) comes from Russian демократический, from Russian демокра́тия, from German Demokratie, from French démocratie, from Middle French democratie, from Medieval Latin democratia, from Ancient Greek δημοκρατία, from Ancient Greek δημο- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
демократически (Russian): democratically
Definitions
- democratically
Ancestry of “демократически”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | демократический | democratic |
| 2 | Russian | демокра́тия | democracy |
| 3 | German | Demokratie | democracy |
| 4 | French | démocratie | democracy |
| 5 | Middle French | democratie | democracy; popular rule |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | democratia | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | δημοκρατία | democracy, popular government; a democratic... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | δημο- | demo |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | δῆμος | district, country, land; the common people; free... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |