Where does “politique” come from?
Politique comes from Middle French politique, from Latin politicus, from Ancient Greek πόλις meaning "city-state," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European tpelH-.
politique (English): A politician, especially one seen as being...
Definitions
- A politician, especially one seen as being...
Ancestry of “politique”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | politique | political; politics; policy |
| 2 | Latin | polīticus | political, civil, of the state, relating to civil polity |
| 3 | Swedish | politisk | political, having to do with politics |
| 4 | Swedish | politik | politics |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πολιτικός | civic, constitutional, public; social |
| 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 |