Democratic
early 17th century: from French démocratique, via medieval Latin from Greek dēmokratikos, from dēmokratia (see democracy).
wiktionary
From Middle French democratique(“pertaining to democracy, democratic”) (modern French démocratique), and its etymonLate Latin democraticus(“pertaining to democracy, democratic; democrat”), from Ancient Greek δημοκρᾰτῐκός(dēmokratikós, “of or for democracy; favouring or suited for democracy”), from δημοκρᾰτῐ́ᾱ(dēmokratíā, “democracy”) + -ῐκός(-ikós, suffix with the sense ‘of or pertaining’ to forming adjectives). [1]Δημοκρᾰτῐ́ᾱ(Dēmokratíā) is derived from δῆμος(dêmos, “the common people; free citizens, sovereign people; popular assembly; popular government, democracy”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deh₂-(“to divide; to share”)) + -κρᾰτῐ́ᾱ(-kratíā, suffix meaning ‘government; rule’) (from κρᾰ́τος(krátos, “might, strength; dominion, power”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kret-(“insight, intelligence; strength”)) + -ῐ́ᾱ(-íā, suffix forming feminine abstract nouns)).
etymonline
democratic (adj.)
c. 1600, "of the nature of or characterized by democracy; pertaining to democracy," from French démocratique, from Medieval Latin democraticus, from Greek demokratikos "of or for democracy; favoring democracy," from demokratia "popular government" (see democracy). Earlier was democratian (1570s), democratical (1580s). Related: Democratically.
As a political faction name, from 1790 in reference to France. U.S. political usage (with a capital D) attested from c. 1800. The party originally was the Anti-Federal party, then the Democratic-Republican (Democratic for short). It formed among those opposed to extensive powers for the U.S. federal government. The name of the party was not formally shortened to Democratic until 1829. Democratic socialism is attested from 1849.
