Etymology

antidemocratic

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Today it means: Opposed to the tenets of democracy. Full definition →

English democratic ← Late Latin democraticus ← Middle French democratique
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*deh₂-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*déh₂mos
  9. Proto-Hellenic*dā́mos
  10. Ancient Greekδῆμος (dêmos)
  11. Ancient Greekδημο- (dēmo-)
  12. Proto-Indo-European*kret-
  13. Ancient Greekκρᾰ́τος (krắtos)
  14. Ancient Greekδημοκρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (dēmokrătĭ́ā)
  15. Ancient Greekδημοκρᾰτῐκός (dēmokrătĭkós)
  16. Late Latindemocraticu
  17. Middle Frenchdemocratique
  18. Late Latindemocraticus
  19. Englishdemocratic
  20. English todayantidemocratic

From anti- + democratic.

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