Where does “Realpolitik” come from?

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

Realpolitik (German): realpolitik pragmatic international government policy

Definitions

realpolitik pragmatic international government policy

Ancestry of “Realpolitik”, step by step

Realpolitik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Real

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	German	Real	real former Spanish currency unit
2	Latin	reālis	real
3	Latin	rēs	thing, object, stuff
4	Latin	vindicatio	civil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;...
5	Latin	vindicō	to lay claim to as one's own (often with sibi)
6	Latin	vindex	claimant, vindicator
7	Latin	dīcō	to say, talk, speak, utter, mention
8	Latin	-tiō	tion, -ation, -ing
9	Latin	dissertātiō	(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
10	Latin	dissertus	arranged, disposed; explained
11	Latin	disserere	second-person singular future passive indicative...
12	Latin	dis-	asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
13	Latin	calceus	shoe
14	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
15	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

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

Words derived from “Realpolitik”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin -tiō →Every word from Latin dis- →