Where does “nonpolitical” come from?
Nonpolitical derives from English political, which comes from Ancient Greek πόλις meaning city-state, combined with the prefix non- indicating negation or absence.
nonpolitical (English): not political; not related to politics
Definitions
- not political; not related to politics
Ancestry of “nonpolitical”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | political | Concerning or relating to politics, the art and... |
| 2 | English | politic | Of or relating to polity, or civil government;... |
| 3 | Middle French | politique | — |
| 4 | Latin | polīticus | political, civil, of the state, relating to civil polity |
| 5 | Swedish | politisk | political, having to do with politics |
| 6 | Swedish | politik | politics |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πολιτικός | civic, constitutional, public; social |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πολῑ́της | citizen |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -της | Forms nouns representing a state of being; Added... |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | -tāts | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |