demos

demos · noun¹

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromδῆμος“ordinary citizens, common people from a district, in a city-state”
2. English todaydemos

From Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos, “ordinary citizens, common people from a district, in a city-state”). Doublet of deme.

demos · noun, verb²

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Words from the same roots

First known use, by meaning

• from 18th c. An ancient subdivision of Attica; (now also) a Greek municipality, an administrative area covering a city or several villages together.
• from 18th c. The ordinary citizens of an ancient Greek city-state; hence, the common populace of a state or district (especially a democratic one); the people.