Where does “symbolpolitik” come from?
symbolpolitik (Danish) comes from Danish politik, from German Politik, from French politique, from Latin polīticus, from Swedish politisk, from Swedish politik, from Ancient Greek πολιτικός, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
symbolpolitik (Danish): policies effectuated for symbolic reasons, to...
Definitions
- policies effectuated for symbolic reasons, to...
Ancestry of “symbolpolitik”, step by step
symbolpolitik traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish politik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | politik | politics; a policy |
| 2 | German | Politik | politics |
| 3 | French | politique | political; politics; policy |
| 4 | Latin | polīticus | political, civil, of the state, relating to civil polity |
| 5 | Swedish | politisk | political, having to do with politics |
| 6 | Swedish | politik | politics |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πολιτικός | civic, constitutional, public; social |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πολῑ́της | citizen |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -της | Forms nouns representing a state of being; Added... |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | -tāts | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
via German Symbol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Symbol | symbol, icon |
| 2 | Latin | symbolum | symbol, token; creed |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σύμβολον | a sign or token by which one infers a thing; a... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σῠμβάλλω | I throw together, dash together, compare,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βάλλω | I throw, cast, hurl; I let fall; I strike, touch |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *gʷəlnō | — |
via Danish symbol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | symbol | symbol |