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Where does “πολιτικός” come from?

πολιτικός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της, from Ancient Greek -της, from Proto-Hellenic -tāts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

πολιτικός (Ancient Greek): civic, constitutional, public; social

Definitions

  1. civic, constitutional, public; social

Ancestry of “πολιτικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπολῑ́τηςcitizen
2Ancient Greek-τηςForms nouns representing a state of being; Added...
3Proto-Hellenic-tāts—
4Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
5Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
6Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “πολιτικός”

  • political
  • politics
  • politically
  • politician
  • politic
  • geopolitical
  • sociopolitical
  • politique
  • politico
  • politicization
  • apolitical
  • geopolitics
  • impolitic
  • realpolitik
  • nonpolitical
  • Ostpolitik
  • politicking
  • biopolitical
  • biopolitics
  • politicize
  • depoliticization
  • micropolitics
  • depoliticize
  • geopolitically
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