Where does “udenrigspolitik” come from?
udenrigspolitik (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.
udenrigspolitik (Danish): foreign policy
Definitions
- foreign policy
Ancestry of “udenrigspolitik”, step by step
udenrigspolitik traces back through two 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 Danish udenrigs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | udenrigs | pertaining to foreign nations |
| 2 | Danish | rig | rich (having wealth), wealthy, affluent |
| 3 | English | rig | The rigging of a sailing ship or other such... |
| 4 | English | ring | A solid object in the shape of a circle; A group... |
| 5 | Middle English | ryng | ring |
| 6 | Old English | hring | ring |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | hring | ring, circle |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hringaz | ring, circle; curve; sound, ring |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)krengʰ- | to turn, bend |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |