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Where does “zelfbewust” come from?

zelfbewust (Dutch) comes from Dutch bewust, from Dutch milieubewust, from Dutch milieu, from Dutch milieupolitiek, from Dutch politiek, from French politique, from Latin polīticus, from Swedish politisk — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

zelfbewust (Dutch): self-aware; confident, self-confident;...

Definitions

  1. self-aware; confident, self-confident;...

Ancestry of “zelfbewust”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbewustconscious, aware; deliberate; in question, very
2Dutchmilieubewustenvironmentally conscious
3Dutchmilieuenvironment; milieu
4Dutchmilieupolitiekset of policies regarding the environment;...
5Dutchpolitiekpolitics; political
6Frenchpolitiquepolitical; politics; policy
7Latinpolīticus—
8Swedishpolitiskpolitical, having to do with politics
9Swedishpolitikpolitics
10Ancient Greekπολιτικόςcivic, constitutional, public; social
11Ancient Greekπολῑ́τηςcitizen
12Ancient Greek-τηςForms nouns representing a state of being; Added...
13Proto-Hellenic-tāts—
14Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
15Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
16Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
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