Where does “социал-демократический” come from?
социал-демократический (Russian) comes from Russian социа́л-демокра́т, from Russian демокра́т, from French démocrate, 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...
социал-демократический (Russian): social democratic
Ancestry of “социал-демократический”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | социа́л-демокра́т | — |
| 2 | Russian | демокра́т | — |
| 3 | French | démocrate | democrat; democratic |
| 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- | — |
| 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; to draw ,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |