Where does “Polito” come from?

Polito (English) comes from Italian polito, from Latin polītus, from Latin poliō — to polish, to smooth.

Ancestry of “Polito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpolitopolished; burnished; refined
2Latinpolītuspolished
3Latinpoliōto polish, to smooth
Every word from Latin poliō →Every word from Latin polītus →Every word from Italian polito →