Where does “trias politica” come from?
trias politica (Dutch) comes from Latin trias, from Ancient Greek τριάς, from Ancient Greek τρῐᾰ́ς, from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön, from Hungarian ön- — sound, voice.
trias politica (Dutch): the triad of organs of state between which sovereign power is divided according to the principle of separation of powers
Definitions
- the triad of organs of state between which sovereign power is divided according to the principle of separation of powers
Ancestry of “trias politica”, step by step
trias politica traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin trias
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | trias | the number three, a triad |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τριάς | the number three; a group of three; triad; system... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τρῐᾰ́ς | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ᾰ́ς | group of |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 6 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 7 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 8 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 9 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 10 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | voice (of human or animal); sound |
| 11 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |
via Latin [[trias]] [[polītica]]
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | [[trias]] [[polītica]] | — |