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id="div-gpt-ad-pc-wd-top" style="min-width:728px;min-height:90px"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa"><div><div class="" style="position:relative"><h1 title="Origin and meaning of demotic" class="word__name--TTbAA">demotic<!-- --> <!-- -->(adj.)</h1><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH"><p>"of or belonging to the people," especially "pertaining to the common people, popular, vulgar," 1822, from Latinized form of Greek <span class="foreign notranslate">dēmotikos</span> "of or for the common people, in common use," from <span class="foreign notranslate">dēmos</span> "common people," originally "district," from PIE <span class="foreign notranslate">*da-mo-</span> "division," from root <a href="/word/*da-" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of *da- " rel="nofollow" class="crossreference notranslate">*da-</a> "to divide." Originally in English it was used in reference to the simpler of two forms of ancient Egyptian writing (opposed to <a href="/word/hieratic" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of hieratic " class="crossreference notranslate">hieratic</a> or <a href="/word/hieroglyphic" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of hieroglyphic " class="crossreference notranslate">hieroglyphic</a>); the broader sense is by 1831. Used of the popular form of modern Greek since 1927.</p></section><div class="word__firstRecorded--3lZB8">also from<!-- --> <a rel="nofollow" class="word__firstRecorded_time--28qNE" href="/search?sort=a&q=from:1822">1822</a></div></div></div></div><div class="related--32LCi"><h3 class="h3_title" title="words related to demotic">Entries linking to <i>demotic</i></h3><div class="related__details--2kumU"><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8"><div><a class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of hieratic" href="/word/hieratic#etymonline_v_9241">hieratic<!-- --> <!-- -->(adj.)<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></a><div class="word__etymology_expand--1s7tE"><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined"><div></div><p>"pertaining to sacred things," 1660s, from Latin <span class="foreign notranslate">hieraticus</span>, from Greek <span class="foreign notranslate">hieratikos</span> "pertaining to a priest or his office, priestly, devoted to sacred purposes," from <span class="foreign notranslate">hierateia</span> "priesthood," from <span class="foreign notranslate">hiereus</span> "priest," from <span class="foreign notranslate">hieros</span> "sacred, holy, hallowed; superhuman, mighty; divine" (see <a href="/word/ire" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of ire " class="crossreference notranslate">ire</a>). Related: <span class="foreign notranslate">Hieratical</span> (1650s).</p></section></div></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8"><div><a class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of hieroglyphic" href="/word/hieroglyphic#etymonline_v_9242">hieroglyphic<!-- --> <!-- -->(adj.)<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></a><div class="word__etymology_expand--1s7tE"><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined"><div></div><p>1580s, "of the nature of Egyptian monumental writing," from Late Latin <span class="foreign notranslate">hieroglyphicus</span>, from Greek <span class="foreign notranslate">hieroglyphikos</span> "hieroglyphic; of Egyptian writing," from <span class="foreign notranslate">hieros</span> "sacred" (see <a href="/word/ire" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of ire " class="crossreference notranslate">ire</a>) + <span class="foreign notranslate">glyphē</span> "carving," from <span class="foreign notranslate">glyphein</span> "to carve" (from PIE root <a href="/word/*gleubh-" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of *gleubh- " rel="nofollow" class="crossreference notranslate">*gleubh-</a> "to tear apart, cleave").</p> <p>Plutarch began the custom of using the adjective (<span class="foreign notranslate">ta hieroglyphika</span>) as a noun in reference to the Egyptian way of writing. The noun use of <span class="foreign notranslate">hieroglyphic</span> in English dates to 1580s (<span class="foreign notranslate">hieroglyphics</span>). Related: <span class="foreign notranslate">Hieroglyphical</span>; <span class="foreign notranslate">hieroglyphically</span>.</p></section></div></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div></div><ul class="related__container--22iKI"><a target="_self" title="Origin and meaning of Damocles" href="/word/Damocles"><li class="related__word--3Si0N">Damocles</li></a><a target="_self" title="Origin and meaning of demiurge" href="/word/demiurge"><li class="related__word--3Si0N">demiurge</li></a><a target="_self" title="Origin and meaning of democracy" href="/word/democracy"><li class="related__word--3Si0N">democracy</li></a><a target="_self" title="Origin and meaning of demography" href="/word/demography"><li class="related__word--3Si0N">demography</li></a><a target="_self" title="Origin and meaning of endemic" href="/word/endemic"><li class="related__word--3Si0N">endemic</li></a><a target="_self" title="Origin and meaning of epidemic" href="/word/epidemic"><li class="related__word--3Si0N">epidemic</li></a><a target="_self" title="Origin and meaning of Nicodemus" href="/word/Nicodemus"><li class="related__word--3Si0N">Nicodemus</li></a><a target="_self" title="Origin and meaning of pandemic" href="/word/pandemic"><li class="related__word--3Si0N">pandemic</li></a><a target="_self" title="Origin and meaning of *da-" href="/word/*da-"><li class="related__word--3Si0N">*da-</li></a><a class="related__more--1gm0U related__word--3Si0N" href="/word/demotic/related"><li>See all related words (<!-- -->11<!-- -->) <!-- -->></li></a></ul></div><div data-ad-container="true" class="adContainer--6CVz1 vertical" style="margin-top:1em"><span class="adLabel--35hfi">Advertisement</span><ins class="adsbygoogle" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7093273770345366" style="display:block;width:100%" data-ad-slot="8757723469" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins></div><div class="ngram--SmXCf"><h3 class="h3_title" title="Trends of demotic">Trends of <i>demotic</i></h3><div class="ngram__container--NwjaG" style="height:180px"><canvas id="ngram-chart"></canvas></div><div class="ngram__footer--3-9dX">adapted from books.google.com/ngrams/. Ngrams are probably unreliable.</div></div><div class="related--32LCi"><h3 class="h3_title" title="More to Explore">More to Explore</h3><div class="related__details--2kumU"><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8" style="padding:10px 20px"><div><a class="recommended-word" rel="nofollow" data-recommended-type="linked" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of demiurge" href="/word/demiurge"><div class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="font-size:18px">demiurge<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></div><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined word__etymology_limit_line--3DeZW" style="cursor:pointer">1670s, from Latinized form of Greek dēmiourgos, literally "public or skilled worker, worker for the people," from dēmos "common people" (see demotic) + -ergos "that works," from ergon "work" (from PIE root *werg- "to do"). The title of a magistrate in some Peloponnesian city-stat</section></a></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8" style="padding:10px 20px"><div><a class="recommended-word" rel="nofollow" data-recommended-type="linked" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of democracy" href="/word/democracy"><div class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="font-size:18px">democracy<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></div><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined word__etymology_limit_line--3DeZW" style="cursor:pointer">"government by the people, system of government in which the sovereign power is vested in the people as a whole exercising power directly or by elected officials; a state so governed," 1570s, from French démocratie (14c.), from Medieval Latin democratia (13c.), from Greek dēmokra</section></a></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8" style="padding:10px 20px"><div><a class="recommended-word" rel="nofollow" data-recommended-type="linked" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of epidemic" href="/word/epidemic"><div class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="font-size:18px">epidemic<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></div><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined word__etymology_limit_line--3DeZW" style="cursor:pointer">c. 1600, "common to or affecting a whole people," originally and usually, though not etymologically, in reference to diseases, from French épidémique, from épidemié "an epidemic disease," from Medieval Latin epidemia, from Greek epidēmia "a stay in a place; 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essential, indispensable; such as must be, that cannot be otherwise; not voluntary or governed by chance or free will," from Old French necessaire "necessary, urgent, compelling" (13c.), and directly from Latin necessarius "unavoidable, i</section></a></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8" style="padding:10px 20px"><div><a class="recommended-word" rel="nofollow" data-recommended-type="complete" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of scourge" href="/word/scourge"><div class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="font-size:18px">scourge<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></div><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined word__etymology_limit_line--3DeZW" style="cursor:pointer">c. 1200, "a whip used for inflicting pain or punishment, a lash used for torture," from Anglo-French scorge, escorge, back-formation from Old French scurge, eschurge "a whip, scourge, thong," from escorgier "to whip," which is from Vulgar Latin *excorrigiare. 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