Where does “Realo” come from?

Realo (English) comes from German Realo, from German Realpolitiker, from German Realpolitik, from German Real, from Latin reālis, from Latin rēs, from Latin vindicatio, from Latin vindicō — limestone; chalk; the finish line.

Realo (English): A member of a more pragmatic faction within a leftist organisation, often the FRG Green Party

Definitions

  1. A member of a more pragmatic faction within a leftist organisation, often the FRG Green Party

Ancestry of “Realo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRealoa member of a more pragmatic faction within the...
2GermanRealpolitikerpolitical realist, realpolitiker
3GermanRealpolitikrealpolitik pragmatic international government policy
4GermanRealreal former Spanish currency unit
5Latinreālisreal
6Latinrēsthing, object, stuff
7Latinvindicatiocivil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;...
8Latinvindicōto lay claim to as one's own (often with sibi)
9Latinvindexclaimant, vindicator
10Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
11Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
12Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
13Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
14Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
15Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
16Latincalceusshoe
17Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
Every word from Latin calxEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-