Where does “politicese” come from?
politicese (English) comes from English politic, from Middle French politique, from Latin polīticus, from Swedish politisk, from Swedish politik, from Ancient Greek πολιτικός, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της, from Ancient Greek -της — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
politicese (English): Political jargon, language used by politicians
Definitions
- Political jargon, language used by politicians
Ancestry of “politicese”, step by step
politicese traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English politic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | politic | Of or relating to polity, or civil government;... |
| 2 | Middle French | politique | — |
| 3 | Latin | polīticus | political, civil, of the state, relating to civil polity |
| 4 | Swedish | politisk | political, having to do with politics |
| 5 | Swedish | politik | politics |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πολιτικός | civic, constitutional, public; social |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πολῑ́της | citizen |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -της | Forms nouns representing a state of being; Added... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | -tāts | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |