▪ The word demography has been derived from the Latin word 'demos' meaning people; and grapho meaning to draw, to describe, to discuss. Hence it is to say that demography is the description of people or the study of the human population.

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= The word demography has been derived from the Latin word 'demos' meaning people; and grapho meaning to draw, to describe, to discuss; more precisely demography is the description of people or the study of the human population.

✅ If I can, which one sounds more natural and why please explain.

Question

▪ The word demography has been derived from the Latin word 'demos' meaning people; and grapho meaning to draw, to describe, to discuss. Hence it is to say that demography is the description of people or the study of the human population.

✅ Can I write the sentence above like this?

=> The word demography has been derived from the Latin word 'demos' meaning people; and grapho meaning to draw, to describe, to discuss; more precisely demography is the description of people or the study of the human population.

✅ If I can, which one sounds more natural and why please explain.

Answer

Hi Fargana, the word “demography” doesn’t come from Latin but from Greek. The rest of your reasoning is correct tho :) Demos= “the people” + graphy It’s basically the study of statistics that contribute to the composition of a particular population.

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