dem

people

Spelled dem · demos 'people'

Greek demos meant 'people': democracy gives people rule, demographics describe populations, and a demagogue leads a crowd.

Words built from it

democracy — government by the people, typically through elected representatives
dem (people) + -cracy (rule)
democrat — a supporter of democratic government
dem (people) + -crat (supporter of rule by)
democratic — relating to or supporting rule by the people
dem (people) + -cratic (relating to rule by)
demographic — relating to the structure of a population
dem (people) + -graphic (relating to description)
pandemic — a disease outbreak spanning multiple countries or continents
pan- (all) + dem (people) + -ic
demagogue — a leader who stirs up popular emotion for personal gain
dem (people) + agog (leading)

demon — from Greek daimon 'spirit, divine power', unrelated to demos 'people'
demolish — from Latin demoliri ('de-' + moliri 'to build, construct'), unrelated to Greek demos 'people'