English

Islamocracy

Blend of Islam + democracy.

Arabic أَسْلَمَ

Arabic إِسْلَام ‘submission, surrender’

English Islam

Ancient Greek δῆμος ‘the common people; district’

Ancient Greek δημοκρατία ‘democracy, popular government’

Middle French democratie ‘democracy’

The story

Coined by Amitai Etzioni.

noun A system of government that fuses Islam and democracy.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Islamocracy