Where does “Politik” come from?
Politik (German) comes from French politique, 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.
Politik (German): politics
Ancestry of “Politik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | politique | political; politics; policy |
| 2 | Latin | polīticus | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “Politik”