Words that come from Latin polītus

45 words across 10 languages descend from Latin polītus — including polite, politely, politeness, impolite, impoliteness, politesse, impolitely, unpolite.

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English (18)

French (8)

Italian (6)

Portuguese (4)

Latin (2)

Asturian (2)

Romanian (2)

German (1)

Spanish (1)

Maltese (1)