English
probureaucratic
Probureaucratic comes from French bureaucratique ‘bureaucratic’, from Ancient Greek κρᾰ́τος ‘might’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kret-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kret-reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*krét-osreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκρᾰ́τοςkrắtos‘might’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentbureaucratie‘bureaucracy’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentbureaucratique‘bureaucratic’
- English1500–presentbureaucratic
- Englishearliest quotation 1926probureaucratic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kret-reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*krét-osreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκρᾰ́τοςkrắtos‘might’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentbureaucratie‘bureaucracy’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentbureaucratique‘bureaucratic’
- English1500–presentbureaucratic
- Englishearliest quotation 1926probureaucratic
Earliest quotation: 1926, Madhava Rao, Madras: The Justice Printing Press: “It is really amusing to see the stop-gap leader…”
A compound of pro- + bureaucratic
Proto-Indo-European *pér ‘through’
Proto-Indo-European *pró ‘forwards, before’
Proto-Italic *prō ‘in front of, before’
Latin prō ‘in favor of, on behalf of’
English pro-
Proto-Indo-European *kret-
Proto-Indo-European *krét-os
Ancient Greek κρᾰ́τος ‘might’
French bureaucratie ‘bureaucracy’
French bureaucratique
English bureaucratic
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kret-
through Proto-Indo-European *krét-os
through French bureaucratie ‘bureaucracy’
Today it means
adj In favour of bureaucracy.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kret- / probureaucratic