Where does “πολιτική” come from?

πολιτική (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πόλις, from Proto-Hellenic ptólis, from Proto-Indo-European tpólHis, from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- — fortification, city.

πολιτική (Ancient Greek): politics; relating to the state; politics

Definitions

  1. politics; relating to the state; politics

Ancestry of “πολιτική”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπόλιςcity; a whole country, as dependent on and called...
2Proto-Hellenicptóliscity
3Proto-Indo-EuropeantpólHis—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantpelH-fortification, city

Words derived from “πολιτική”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tpólHis →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ptólis →