Etymology

democracy

de·moc·ra·cy
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Today it means: Rule by the people, especially as a form of government, such as Full definition →

Middle French democratie ← Medieval Latin dēmocratia ← Ancient Greek δημοκρᾰτῐ́ᾱ
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromδημοκρᾰτῐ́ᾱ
  2. Medieval Latin · derived fromdēmocratia
  3. Middle French · borrowed fromdemocratie
  4. English todaydemocracy

From Middle French democratie (French démocratie), from Medieval Latin dēmocratia, from Ancient Greek δημοκρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (dēmokrătĭ́ā). By surface analysis, demo- (“people”) + -cracy (“rule”).

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