Where does “polite” come from?

Polite comes from Latin politus, past participle of polio, derived from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pel-, related to Ancient Greek πολιός and Proto-Hellenic poľľós from Proto-Indo-European polH-yós and pelH-.

polite (English): Well-mannered, civilized; Smooth, polished,...

Definitions

  1. Well-mannered, civilized; Smooth, polished,...

Ancestry of “polite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpolītuspolished
2Latinpoliōto polish, to smooth

Words derived from “polite”

Every word from Latin poliō →Every word from Latin polītus →