meritocracia.
meritocracy (government by those with merit)
Meaning & usage
meritocracy (government by those with merit)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree ▲ English meritocracycalq. Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer- Proto-Indo-European *(s)mr̥-éh₁-yeti Proto-Italic *merējō Proto-Italic *merēō Latin mereō Latin meritus Latin meritumlbor. Spanish mérito Proto-Indo-European *kret-der. 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. Spanish -cracia Spanish meritocracia Calque of English meritocracy, adapted as mérito + -cracia.
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