Where does “realpolitik” come from?
Realpolitik comes from German Realpolitik, from German Politik, from Ancient Greek πολιτική, derived from Ancient Greek πολιτικός, which is rooted in Ancient Greek πόλις meaning city-state.
realpolitik (English): Pragmatic government policy concerned with...
Definitions
- Pragmatic government policy concerned with...
Ancestry of “realpolitik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Realpolitik | realpolitik |
| 2 | German | Real | real |
| 3 | Latin | reālis | — |
| 4 | Latin | rēs | — |
| 5 | Latin | vindicatio | civil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;... |
| 6 | Latin | vindicō | — |
| 7 | Latin | vindex | claimant, vindicator |
| 8 | Latin | dīcō | — |
| 9 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 10 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 11 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 12 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 13 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 14 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 15 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 16 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
Words derived from “realpolitik”