Where does “Polizeifoto” come from?

Polizeifoto (German) comes from German Polizei, from Catalan policia, from Late Latin politia, from Latin polītīa, from Ancient Greek πολιτεία, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της, from Ancient Greek -της, from Proto-Hellenic -tāts — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

Polizeifoto (German): mug shot

Definitions

  1. mug shot

Ancestry of “Polizeifoto”, step by step

Polizeifoto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Polizei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPolizeipolice
2Catalanpoliciapolice; policeman, policewoman
3Late Latinpolitiacitizenship; government; state, government
4Latinpolītīastate, government, administration
5Ancient Greekπολιτείαthe relation in which a citizen stands to the...
6Ancient Greekπολῑ́τηςcitizen
7Ancient Greek-τηςForms nouns representing a state of being; Added...
8Proto-Hellenic-tāts
9Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
10Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
11Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

via German foto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfotophotograph picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface
2GermanFotoapparatcamera
3GermanApparatapparatus, device; phone
4Latinapparātusprepared, having been prepared
5Latinapparōto prepare or make ready for something, put in order, provide, furnish, equip, organize
6Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
7Latinīn-un-, non-, not
8Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
9Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
10Proto-Italicenin
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tósEvery word from Ancient Greek -τηςEvery word from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της