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Where does “deep state” come from?

deep state (English) comes from Turkish derin devlet, from Turkish devlet, from Ottoman Turkish دولت, from Arabic دَوْلَة — state; sovereign polity, state.

deep state (English): A large group of people, typically members of...

Definitions

  1. A large group of people, typically members of...

Ancestry of “deep state”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishderin devlet—
2Turkishdevletstate
3Ottoman Turkishدولتgovernment; state
4Arabicدَوْلَةstate; sovereign polity, state
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