English
democrat
Democrat comes from French démocratie ‘democracy’, and goes back to Ancient Greek δῆμος ‘common people", "assembly of the people’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδῆμος‘common people", "assembly of the people’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEδημοκρᾰτῐ́ᾱ
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500dēmocratia‘democracy’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600democratie‘democracy’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentdémocratie‘democracy’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentdémocrate
- Englishearliest quotation 2011democrat
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδῆμος‘common people", "assembly of the people’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEδημοκρᾰτῐ́ᾱ
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500dēmocratia‘democracy’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600democratie‘democracy’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentdémocratie‘democracy’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentdémocrate
- Englishearliest quotation 2011democrat
Earliest quotation: 2011, Wesley Yang, Dictators: “Democrats have to please a large segment of the…”
Linked words
through Ancient Greek δῆμος ‘common people", "assembly of the people’
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Today it means
noun A supporter of democracy; an advocate of democratic politics (originally (historical) as opposed to the aristocrats in Revolutionary France).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek δῆμος / democrat