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Where does “Realo” come from?

Realo (German) comes from German Realpolitiker, from German Realpolitik, from German Real, from Latin reālis, from Latin rēs, from Latin vindicatio, from Latin vindicō, from Latin vindex — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Realo (German): a member of a more pragmatic faction within the...

Definitions

  1. a member of a more pragmatic faction within the...

Ancestry of “Realo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRealpolitiker—
2GermanRealpolitikrealpolitik
3GermanRealreal
4Latinreālis—
5Latinrēs—
6Latinvindicatiocivil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;...
7Latinvindicō—
8Latinvindexclaimant, vindicator
9Latindīcō—
10Latin-tiō—
11Latindissertātiō—
12Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
13Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
14Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
15Latincalceusshoe
16Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
17Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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