Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

demo-

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.06 in modern English

Syllables
de-mo-
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

people

prefix

population

prefix

demography

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δημο- (dēmo-), from δῆμος (dêmos, “people”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

demagogue demarchy democracy democrat democratic democratizing demogenic demolater demolatry demonym demonymy demophilic

Questions

What does demo- mean?
people
Where does demo- come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce demo-

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