Where does “Machtpolitik” come from?
Machtpolitik (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.
Machtpolitik (German): power politics
Definitions
- power politics
Ancestry of “Machtpolitik”, step by step
Machtpolitik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Politik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Politik | politics |
| 2 | French | politique | political; politics; policy |
| 3 | Latin | polīticus | political, civil, of the state, relating to civil polity |
| 4 | Swedish | politisk | political, having to do with politics |
| 5 | Swedish | politik | politics |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πολιτικός | civic, constitutional, public; social |
| 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 German macht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | macht | third-person singular present of machen;... |
| 2 | Middle High German | maht | — |
| 3 | Old High German | maht | might |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | mahti | might, power |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mahtiz | power, ability; strength, force |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | mahtuz | might, power |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mógʰtis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |