dem
people, district
Greek · demos (δῆμος)
Greek demos 'people, district'. Dem words are about the people as a group: democracy is rule by the people, epidemic is a disease 'upon the people', pandemic is among all people, endemic is native to a people.
Memory trick
DEMocracy puts the DEMos, the people, in charge.
Words from this root
- democracy (dem + ocracy) — rule by the peopleलोकतंत्र
- democratic (democr + atic) — based on rule by the peopleलोकतांत्रिक
- democratically (democratic + ally) — in a way that involves everyoneलोकतांत्रिक तरीक़े से
- demagogue (dem + agogue) — leader who stirs up the crowdभीड़ भड़काने वाला नेता
- demography (dem + ography) — study of populationsजनसांख्यिकी
- demotic (dem + otic) — of the common peopleआम जनता का
- epidemic (epi + dem + ic) — disease spreading among a peopleमहामारी, स्थानीय महामारी
- pandemic (pan + dem + ic) — disease spreading across the worldवैश्विक महामारी
- endemic (en + dem + ic) — native to a placeस्थानिक, किसी क्षेत्र का
- endemicity (endemic + ity) — state of being endemicस्थानिकता