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Where does “democrático” come from?

democrático (Spanish) comes from Ancient Greek δημοκρατικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

democrático (Spanish): democratic

Definitions

  1. democratic

Ancestry of “democrático”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδημοκρατικόςof or for democracy", "favoring or suited for...
2Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
3Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
4Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “democrático”

  • antidemocrático
  • democráticamente
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