Etymology

undemocratic

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Today it means: Not democratic. Full definition →

English democratic ← Late Latin democraticus ← Middle French democratique
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*deh₂-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*déh₂mos
  10. Proto-Hellenic*dā́mos
  11. Ancient Greekδῆμος (dêmos)
  12. Ancient Greekδημο- (dēmo-)
  13. Proto-Indo-European*kret-
  14. Ancient Greekκρᾰ́τος (krắtos)
  15. Ancient Greekδημοκρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (dēmokrătĭ́ā)
  16. Ancient Greekδημοκρᾰτῐκός (dēmokrătĭkós)
  17. Late Latindemocraticu
  18. Middle Frenchdemocratique
  19. Late Latindemocraticus
  20. Englishdemocratic
  21. English todayundemocratic

From un- + democratic.

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