Where does “realpolitician” come from?
realpolitician (English) comes from English Realpolitik, from German Realpolitik, from German Real, from Latin reālis, from Latin rēs, from Latin vindicatio, from Latin vindicō, from Latin vindex — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
realpolitician (English): A realpolitiker
Ancestry of “realpolitician”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Realpolitik | Alternative letter-case form of realpolitik |
| 2 | German | Realpolitik | realpolitik |
| 3 | German | Real | real |
| 4 | Latin | reālis | — |
| 5 | Latin | rēs | — |
| 6 | Latin | vindicatio | civil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;... |
| 7 | Latin | vindicō | — |
| 8 | Latin | vindex | claimant, vindicator |
| 9 | Latin | dīcō | — |
| 10 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 11 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 12 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 13 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 14 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 15 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 16 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 17 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |