Where does “realpolitiker” come from?

realpolitiker (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.

realpolitiker (English): One who supports or engages in realpolitik

Definitions

  1. One who supports or engages in realpolitik

Ancestry of “realpolitiker”, step by step

realpolitiker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Realpolitik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishRealpolitikAlternative letter-case form of realpolitik
2GermanRealpolitikrealpolitik pragmatic international government policy
3GermanRealreal former Spanish currency unit
4Latinreālisreal
5Latinrēsthing, object, stuff
6Latinvindicatiocivil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;...
7Latinvindicōto lay claim to as one's own (often with sibi)
8Latinvindexclaimant, vindicator
9Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
10Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
11Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
12Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
13Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
14Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
15Latincalceusshoe
16Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
17Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-