Where does “πολιτισμός” come from?

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

πολιτισμός (Ancient Greek): administration of public affairs

Definitions

  1. administration of public affairs

Ancestry of “πολιτισμός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπολίτηςcitizen, freeman; fellow citizen, compatriot
2Ancient Greekπόλιςcity; a whole country, as dependent on and called...
3Proto-Hellenicptóliscity
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantpólHis—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeantpelH-fortification, city
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tpólHis →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ptólis →