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Where does “politicization” come from?

Politicization derives from English politicize, from Middle French politique, from Latin politicus, ultimately from Ancient Greek πόλις meaning city-state.

politicization (English): The state of being politicized

Definitions

  1. The state of being politicized

Ancestry of “politicization”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpoliticizeTo discuss politics; To give something political...
2EnglishpoliticOf or relating to polity, or civil government;...
3Middle Frenchpolitique—
4Latinpolīticus—
5Swedishpolitiskpolitical, having to do with politics
6Swedishpolitikpolitics
7Ancient Greekπολιτικόςcivic, constitutional, public; social
8Ancient Greekπολῑ́τηςcitizen
9Ancient Greek-τηςForms nouns representing a state of being; Added...
10Proto-Hellenic-tāts—
11Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
12Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
13Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “politicization”

  • depoliticization
  • overpoliticization
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