Where does “policymaker” come from?
Policy comes from Middle French police, from Latin politia, from Ancient Greek πόλις meaning city-state, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European mag-.
policymaker (English): One involved in the formulation of policies,...
Definitions
- One involved in the formulation of policies,...
Ancestry of “policymaker”, step by step
policymaker 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 |
via English maker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | maker | Someone who makes; a person or thing that makes... |
| 2 | Middle English | maker | God as creator of all; Someone who makes; a... |
| 3 | Middle English | maken | To make or create; to have something made |
| 4 | Old English | macian | to make |
| 5 | Emilian | mâcia | spot, stain |
| 6 | Latin | Macula | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | smh₁-tleh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | smeh₁- | smear, rub |