-ocracy

-ocracy

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.
Latin -o-bor.
English -o-
Proto-Indo-European *kret-
Ancient Greek κρᾰ́τος (krắtos)
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂
Proto-Hellenic *-íā
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)
Ancient Greek -κρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (-krătĭ́ā)bor.
English -cracy
English -ocracy

    From -o- (interconsonantal interfix) + -cracy.

    Suffix

    -ocracy

    1. Alternative form of -cracy, most often used following a consonant.

    Derived terms

    English terms suffixed with -ocracy
    acreocracy
    angelocracy
    anocracy
    beerocracy
    bigotocracy
    bossocracy
    chumocracy
    cockocracy
    contractocracy
    dollarocracy
    do-ocracy
    economocracy
    electocracy
    Jesuitocracy
    jockocracy
    mafiocracy
    maleocracy
    mausolocracy
    militocracy
    pedantocracy
    punditocracy
    Robinocracy
    senilocracy
    sneerocracy
    squattocracy
    tandemocracy
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