Where does “politseiriik” come from?
politseiriik (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.
politseiriik (Estonian): police state
Definitions
- police state
Ancestry of “politseiriik”, step by step
politseiriik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Estonian politsei
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonian | politsei | police |
| 2 | German | Polizei | police |
| 3 | Catalan | policia | police; policeman, policewoman |
| 4 | Late Latin | politia | citizenship; government; state, government |
| 5 | Latin | polītīa | state, government, administration |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πολιτεία | the relation in which a citizen stands to the... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πολῑ́της | citizen |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -της | Forms nouns representing a state of being; Added... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | -tāts | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
via Estonian riik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonian | riik | state, country, polity; government |
| 2 | Low German | riek | rich |
| 3 | Old Saxon | rīki | kingdom, empire |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | rīkī | mighty, powerful; rich; kingdom, realm |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rīkijaz | kingly, royal, noble; mighty, powerful; rich |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |