Where does “poliittistaa” come from?
poliittistaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish poliittinen, from Latin polīticus, from Swedish politisk, from Swedish politik, from Ancient Greek πολιτικός, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της, from Ancient Greek -της, from Proto-Hellenic -tāts — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
poliittistaa (Finnish): To politicize; to turn into a political issue
Definitions
- To politicize; to turn into a political issue
Ancestry of “poliittistaa”, step by step
poliittistaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish poliittinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | poliittinen | political |
| 2 | Latin | polīticus | political, civil, of the state, relating to civil polity |
| 3 | Swedish | politisk | political, having to do with politics |
| 4 | Swedish | politik | politics |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πολιτικός | civic, constitutional, public; social |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πολῑ́της | citizen |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -της | Forms nouns representing a state of being; Added... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tāts | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |