Where does “policywise” come from?

policywise (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.

policywise (English): In terms of policy

Definitions

  1. In terms of policy

Ancestry of “policywise”, step by step

policywise traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English policy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpolicyA principle of behaviour, conduct etc. thought to...
2Middle Englishpolicie
3Old Frenchpolicie
4Latinpolītīastate, government, administration
5Ancient Greekπολιτείαthe relation in which a citizen stands to the...
6Ancient Greekπολῑ́τηςcitizen
7Ancient Greek-τηςForms nouns representing a state of being; Added...
8Proto-Hellenic-tāts
9Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
10Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
11Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

via English wise

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwiseShowing good judgement or the benefit of...
2Middle Englishwyswise, thoughtful, proper; knowledgeable; alert,...
3Old Englishwīswise
4Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tós