Etymograph

English

democide

Democide comes from Ancient Greek δῆμος ‘people’.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδῆμος1dêmos‘people’
  2. Englishtodaydemocide1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English democide

Earlier history not traced here. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδῆμοςWiktionary, English democidedêmos‘people’
  2. EnglishtodaydemocideWiktionary, English democide

The story

Based on Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos, “people”) + -cide.

Full etymology on Wiktionary

Linked words

through Ancient Greek δῆμος ‘people’

academic, pandemic, endemic, demos, demography, demiurge, demotic, 29 more

Today it means

noun murder of people by a government which has power over them.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “democide”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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