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Where does “-cracia” come from?

-cracia (Spanish) comes from Ancient Greek -κρατία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

-cracia (Spanish): -cracy

Definitions

  1. -cracy

Ancestry of “-cracia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-κρατία-cracy
2Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
3Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
4Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “-cracia”

  • tecnocracia
  • teocracia
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