Etymology

Demotic Greek

Today it means: The Modern Greek vernacular language. It became the official Modern Greek in 1976 when Katharevousa was replaced. Most Demotic words integrated in Standard Modern Greek, whereas others are rare or dialectal or literary. Full definition →

Greek δημοτική
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  1. Greek · derived fromδημοτική“[language] of the people”
  2. English todayDemotic Greek

From Greek δημοτική (γλώσσα) (dimotikí (glóssa), “[language] of the people”).

Words from the same roots

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Dhimotiki

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.