Where does “depoliticization” come from?
depoliticization (English) comes from English politicization, from English politicize, from English politic, from Middle French politique, from Latin polīticus, from Swedish politisk, from Swedish politik, from Ancient Greek πολιτικός — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
depoliticization (English): The act or process of depoliticizing
Definitions
- The act or process of depoliticizing
Ancestry of “depoliticization”, step by step
depoliticization traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English politicization
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | politicization | The state of being politicized |
| 2 | English | politicize | To discuss politics; To give something political... |
| 3 | English | politic | Of or relating to polity, or civil government;... |
| 4 | Middle French | politique | — |
| 5 | Latin | polīticus | political, civil, of the state, relating to civil polity |
| 6 | Swedish | politisk | political, having to do with politics |
| 7 | Swedish | politik | politics |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πολιτικός | civic, constitutional, public; social |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πολῑ́της | citizen |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -της | Forms nouns representing a state of being; Added... |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | -tāts | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
via English depoliticize
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | depoliticize | To remove something from political influence |
| 2 | English | de- | reversal, undoing, removing; Intensifying; from,... |
| 3 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 4 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |