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