Where does “policy shop” come from?
policy shop (English) comes from English policy, from Middle English policie, from Old French policie, from Latin polītīa, from Ancient Greek πολιτεία, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της, from Ancient Greek -της, from Proto-Hellenic -tāts — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
policy shop (English): A gambling place where one may bet on the numbers...
Definitions
- A gambling place where one may bet on the numbers...
Ancestry of “policy shop”, step by step
policy shop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English policy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | policy | A principle of behaviour, conduct etc. thought to... |
| 2 | Middle English | policie | — |
| 3 | Old French | policie | — |
| 4 | Latin | polītīa | state, government, administration |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πολιτεία | the relation in which a citizen stands to the... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πολῑ́της | citizen |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -της | Forms nouns representing a state of being; Added... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tāts | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |