Where does “polico” come from?
polico (Esperanto) comes from French police, from Italian polizia, from Russian поли́ция, from Polish policja, from German Polizei, from Catalan policia, from Late Latin politia, from Latin polītīa — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
polico (Esperanto): police, constabulary
Definitions
- police, constabulary
Ancestry of “polico”, step by step
polico traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French police
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | police | police; cop; policy |
| 2 | Italian | polizia | police |
| 3 | Russian | поли́ция | police |
| 4 | Polish | policja | police |
| 5 | German | Polizei | police |
| 6 | Catalan | policia | police; policeman, policewoman |
| 7 | Late Latin | politia | citizenship; government; state, government |
| 8 | Latin | polītīa | state, government, administration |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πολιτεία | the relation in which a citizen stands to the... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | πολῑ́της | citizen |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -της | Forms nouns representing a state of being; Added... |
| 12 | Proto-Hellenic | -tāts | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
via English police
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | police | A civil force granted the legal authority for law... |
| 2 | Middle French | police | governance; management |
| 3 | Italian | polizza | policy; bill, voucher |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | apodissa | receipt for money |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀπόδειξις | setting, showing forth, publication; proof;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |