Where does “демократка” come from?
демократка (Ukrainian) comes 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-, from Ancient Greek δῆμος — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
демократка (Ukrainian): democrat
Definitions
- democrat
Ancestry of “демократка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | демокра́т | democrat |
| 2 | French | démocrate | democrat; democratic |
| 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... |