Etymology

ineptocracy

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Today it means: A government characterized by incompetent leaders. Full definition →

French inepte ← Ancient Greek κράτος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκράτος“strength, power”
  2. French · derived frominepte“feckless”
  3. English todayineptocracy

From inept, from French inepte (“feckless”) + -o- + -cracy, from Ancient Greek κράτος (krátos, “strength, power”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekκράτος all →

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