Where does “pollyspeak” come from?
pollyspeak (English) comes from English Pollie, from English politician, from English politic, from Middle French politique, from Latin polīticus, from Swedish politisk, from Swedish politik, from Ancient Greek πολιτικός — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
pollyspeak (English): Political spin; speech used by a politician that...
Definitions
- Political spin; speech used by a politician that...
Ancestry of “pollyspeak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Pollie | A politician |
| 2 | English | politician | One engaged in politics, especially an elected or... |
| 3 | English | politic | Of or relating to polity, or civil government;... |
| 4 | Middle French | politique | — |
| 5 | Latin | polīticus | political, civil, of the state, relating to civil polity |
| 6 | Swedish | politisk | political, having to do with politics |
| 7 | Swedish | politik | politics |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πολιτικός | civic, constitutional, public; social |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πολῑ́της | citizen |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -της | Forms nouns representing a state of being; Added... |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | -tāts | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |