Etymology

nondemocratic

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Today it means: Not based upon democratic principles Full definition →

English democratic ← Late Latin democraticus ← Middle French democratique
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*deh₂-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*déh₂mos
  16. Proto-Hellenic*dā́mos
  17. Ancient Greekδῆμος (dêmos)
  18. Ancient Greekδημο- (dēmo-)
  19. Proto-Indo-European*kret-
  20. Ancient Greekκρᾰ́τος (krắtos)
  21. Ancient Greekδημοκρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (dēmokrătĭ́ā)
  22. Ancient Greekδημοκρᾰτῐκός (dēmokrătĭkós)
  23. Late Latindemocraticu
  24. Middle Frenchdemocratique
  25. Late Latindemocraticus
  26. Englishdemocratic
  27. English todaynondemocratic

From non- + democratic.

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