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Where does “πολῑτικός” come from?

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

πολῑτικός (Ancient Greek): civic, constitutional, public

Definitions

  1. civic, constitutional, public

Ancestry of “πολῑτικός”, 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 “πολῑτικός”

  • 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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