Where does “power-political” come from?
power-political (English) comes from English power, from Middle English poer, from Old French pooir, from Latin posso, from Finnish possu, from Finnish porsas, from Proto-Finnic porcas, from Romanian porc — passed , crossed.
power-political (English): Pertaining to power politics
Definitions
- Pertaining to power politics
Ancestry of “power-political”, step by step
power-political traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English power
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | power | Ability to do or undergo something; Ability to... |
| 2 | Middle English | poer | — |
| 3 | Old French | pooir | can; to be able to; power; ability; capability |
| 4 | Latin | posso | to be able |
| 5 | Finnish | possu | piggy, pig, piglet; a slovenly person; pork |
| 6 | Finnish | porsas | A piglet; Pork; A pig in the sense of messy,... |
| 7 | Proto-Finnic | porcas | piglet |
| 8 | Romanian | porc | pig (mammal of genus Sus), hog, swine |
| 9 | Latin | porcus | a piglet, a young pig; a pig, hog; Short for... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | porkos | pig |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pórḱos | piglet |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | perḱ- | colored; motley; to open, rip up |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English political
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | political | Concerning or relating to politics, the art and... |
| 2 | English | politic | Of or relating to polity, or civil government;... |
| 3 | Middle French | politique | — |
| 4 | Latin | polīticus | political, civil, of the state, relating to civil polity |
| 5 | Swedish | politisk | political, having to do with politics |
| 6 | Swedish | politik | politics |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πολιτικός | civic, constitutional, public; social |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πολῑ́της | citizen |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -της | Forms nouns representing a state of being; Added... |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | -tāts | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |