| 【demo-】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Greek word(s) "demos." It carries the basic meaning of "people." |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "demo-"]
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.
epidemic ***[3698] If there is an epidemic of a particular disease somewhere, it affects a very large number of people there and spreads quickly to other areas.
[WORD ROOT]root demo
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] demo, demon, deme
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Greek) demos
[MEANING]root people
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Greek】 demos people, common people; district
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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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
epidemic ★★★[3698] noun from epidemic 〈 demo-
【DEFINITION】 If there is an epidemic of a particular disease somewhere, it affects a very large number of people there and spreads quickly to other areas.
【pl.】 epidemics
【SYNONYM】 plague
【ROOTs】 ⑴ epi; among, upon ⑵ dem(demo); people, district ⑶ ic; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Greek demos》 people, common people; district
【DERIVATIVEs】 epidemically, epidemic
Other words containing "demo-"; Damocles, demagogue, demagogy, deme, demo, demo-, democratically, democratize, demographer, demographic, demographics, demographist, demography, demonym, demophobia, demotic, demotist, ecdemic, endemic, endemically, epidemically, epidemiologist, epidemiology, pandemic, pandemoniac, pandemonic, pandemonium
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
decor-
deb-
dead
day
dat-
dance
cycl-
custom
curr
cur
