Where does “politseiauto” come from?

politseiauto (Estonian) comes from Estonian politsei, from German Polizei, from Catalan policia, from Late Latin politia, from Latin polītīa, from Ancient Greek πολιτεία, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της, from Ancient Greek -της — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

politseiauto (Estonian): police car

Definitions

  1. police car

Ancestry of “politseiauto”, step by step

politseiauto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian politsei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianpolitseipolice
2GermanPolizeipolice
3Catalanpoliciapolice; policeman, policewoman
4Late Latinpolitiacitizenship; government; state, government
5Latinpolītīastate, government, administration
6Ancient Greekπολιτείαthe relation in which a citizen stands to the...
7Ancient Greekπολῑ́τηςcitizen
8Ancient Greek-τηςForms nouns representing a state of being; Added...
9Proto-Hellenic-tāts
10Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
11Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
12Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

via Estonian auto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianautocar, automobile; any motor vehicle, including...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tósEvery word from Ancient Greek -τηςEvery word from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της