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
Ancestry of “Realpolitik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Real | real |
| 2 | Latin | reālis | — |
| 3 | Latin | rēs | — |
| 4 | Latin | vindicatio | civil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;... |
| 5 | Latin | vindicō | — |
| 6 | Latin | vindex | claimant, vindicator |
| 7 | Latin | dīcō | — |
| 8 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 9 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “Realpolitik”