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Where does “πολῑ́της” come from?

πολῑ́της (Ancient Greek) comes 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.

πολῑ́της (Ancient Greek): citizen

Definitions

  1. citizen

Ancestry of “πολῑ́της”, step by step

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

Words derived from “πολῑ́της”

  • political
  • policy
  • police
  • politics
  • politically
  • politician
  • album
  • policeman
  • celestial
  • polity
  • hermit
  • politic
  • geopolitical
  • albumin
  • policymaking
  • sociopolitical
  • politique
  • metabolite
  • politico
  • auburn
  • albumen
  • politicization
  • apolitical
  • alba
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