anti-democratic

The word is a modern English formation, combining the Greek-derived prefix 'anti-' with the established adjective 'democratic.' The prefix 'anti-' originates from the Ancient Greek preposition antí, meaning "against" or "opposite," which itself has a deep Proto-Indo-European root conveying frontality and opposition. 'Democratic' stems from the Greek dēmokratía, a compound of dêmos (the common people) and krátos (power, rule). Therefore, the literal morphemic construction "against rule-by-the-people" directly and logically yields the modern abstract meaning of opposing the principles or practices of a democratic system.

Structure: anti (against) + democratic (relating to democracy) - anti: From Greek, via Latin and French. A prefix meaning "against," "opposite of," or "preventative of." - democratic: From French démocratique, from Late Latin democraticus, from Greek dēmokratikos. The base 'democrat' relates to rule by the people, and '-ic' is an adjective-forming suffix meaning "of, pertaining to, or characterized by."