Where does “apparatchik” come from?
apparatchik (English) comes from Russian аппара́тчик, from Russian аппара́т, from Latin apparātus, from Latin apparō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.
apparatchik (English): A member of the Soviet apparat; a Communist bureaucrat or agent
Definitions
- A member of the Soviet apparat; a Communist bureaucrat or agent
Ancestry of “apparatchik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | аппара́тчик | operator, apparatchik |
| 2 | Russian | аппара́т | apparatus, apparat; apparat, apparatus |
| 3 | Latin | apparātus | prepared, having been prepared |
| 4 | Latin | apparō | to prepare or make ready for something, put in order, provide, furnish, equip, organize |
| 5 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 7 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |