| 【cracy-】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Greek word(s) "kratein," "kratos," and "kratia." It carries the basic meaning of "rule," "authority," and "government." from PIE *kre-tes- "[suffixed form of root *kar-] power, strength" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "cracy-"]
bureaucracy **[4179] A bureaucracy is an administrative system operated by a large number of officials.
democracy ***[2273] Democracy is a system of government in which people choose their rulers by voting for them in elections.
democratic ***[2268] A democratic country, government, or political system is governed by representatives who are elected by the people.
[WORD ROOT]root cracy
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] cracy, crat
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Greek) kratein, kratos, kratia
[MEANING]root rule, authority, government
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Greek】 kratein to be strong
- 【Greek】 kratos [from PIE *kre-tes-] strength, power
- 【Greek】 kratia rule; power of
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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bureaucracy ★★[4179] noun
【DEFINITION】 A bureaucracy is an administrative system operated by a large number of officials.
【pl.】 bureaucracies
【ROOTs】 ⑴ bureau; office, desk ⑵ cracy; rule, authority, government
【Etymology】 《Greek kratos》 [from PIE *kre-tes-] strength, power
【First Known Meaning】 government by bureaus
democracy ★★★[2273] noun from democracy 〈 cracy
【DEFINITION】 Democracy is a system of government in which people choose their rulers by voting for them in elections.
【pl.】 democracies
【ROOTs】 ⑴ demo; people ⑵ cracy; rule, authority, government
【Etymology】 《Greek kratos》 [from PIE *kre-tes-] strength, power
【First Known Meaning】 government by the people, system of government in which the sovereign power is vested in the people as a whole exercising power directly or by elected officials; a state so governed,
【DERIVATIVEs】 democracy, democratic, democratically, democratize, democrat
democratic ★★★[2268] adjective from democracy 〈 cracy
【DEFINITION】 A democratic country, government, or political system is governed by representatives who are elected by the people.
【ROOTs】 ⑴ demo; people ⑵ crat(cracy); rule, authority ⑶ ic; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Greek kratos》 [from PIE *kre-tes-] strength, power
【DERIVATIVEs】 democracy, democratic, democratically, democratize, democrat
Other words containing "cracy-"; acrasia, akrasia, akratic, anocracy, aristocracy, autocracy, autocrat, autocratic, cracy, democratically, democratize, pancratium, plutocracy, technocracy, technocrat, theocracy
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
cover
count
corp-, corpor-
cord-, cor-
contra-, contro-
commun-, comun-
come
color
cohort
cogn-, cognit-
