Question

Demography is made up of words from which of the following languages.

• A. Latin
• B. Greek
• C. English
• D. French

Hint:

Many academic terms ending with “-graphy” or “-logy” are derived from Greek language.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Step 1: Understanding the term ‘Demography’.
The word "Demography" is derived from two Greek words — “Demos” meaning people and “Graphy” meaning description or study. Therefore, demography literally means the study of population.

Step 2: Analysis of the options.

• 
  (A) Latin: Incorrect. The term does not originate from Latin.
• 
  (B) Greek: Correct. Both parts of the word are derived from Greek language.
• 
  (C) English: Incorrect. English adopted the word but it is not the origin.
• 
  (D) French: Incorrect. The origin is not French.

Step 3: Conclusion.
Since the word is derived from Greek words, the correct answer is (B) Greek.

Final Answer:} Greek.