Where does “Kirchturmpolitik” come from?

Kirchturmpolitik (German) comes from German Politik, from French politique, from Latin polīticus, from Swedish politisk, from Swedish politik, from Ancient Greek πολιτικός, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της, from Ancient Greek -της — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

Kirchturmpolitik (German): parish pump politics

Definitions

  1. parish pump politics

Ancestry of “Kirchturmpolitik”, step by step

Kirchturmpolitik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Politik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPolitikpolitics
2Frenchpolitiquepolitical; politics; policy
3Latinpolīticuspolitical, civil, of the state, relating to civil polity
4Swedishpolitiskpolitical, having to do with politics
5Swedishpolitikpolitics
6Ancient Greekπολιτικόςcivic, constitutional, public; social
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 German Kirchturm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKirchturmsteeple
2Germanturmtower, spire very tall building or structure, especially with a tapering top
3Middle High Germanturntower
4Old High Germanturntower
5Old Frenchtorn
6Old Frenchtourtower
7Old Frenchtornerto turn; to return; to go back
8Latintornōto turn
9LatintornusA turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel
10Ancient GreekτόρνοςA tool similar to a pair of compasses used to...
11Proto-Indo-Europeantorh₂no-
12Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tósEvery word from Ancient Greek -τηςEvery word from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της