Where does “polis” come from?
polis (Dutch) comes from French police, from Italian polizia, from Russian поли́ция, from Polish policja, from German Polizei, from Catalan policia, from Late Latin politia, from Latin polītīa — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
polis (Dutch): insurance policy; insurance plan; A polis; an...
Definitions
- insurance policy; insurance plan; A polis; an...
Ancestry of “polis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | police | police; cop; policy |
| 2 | Italian | polizia | police |
| 3 | Russian | поли́ция | — |
| 4 | Polish | policja | police |
| 5 | German | Polizei | police |
| 6 | Catalan | policia | police; policeman, policewoman |
| 7 | Late Latin | politia | citizenship; government; state, government |
| 8 | Latin | polītīa | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πολιτεία | the relation in which a citizen stands to the... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | πολῑ́της | citizen |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -της | Forms nouns representing a state of being; Added... |
| 12 | Proto-Hellenic | -tāts | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
Words derived from “polis”