Where does “gestapo” come from?

gestapo (Finnish) comes from German Gestapo, from German Geheime Staatspolizei — secret state police.

gestapo (Finnish): the grey long raincoat used by the Finnish...

Definitions

  1. the grey long raincoat used by the Finnish...

Ancestry of “gestapo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGestapoNazi secret police
2GermanGeheime Staatspolizeisecret state police
Every word from German Geheime Staatspolizei →Every word from German Gestapo →
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