Where does “Schutzpolizist” come from?
Schutzpolizist (German) comes from German Polizist, 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 — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
Schutzpolizist (German): a member of the Schutzpolizei
Definitions
- a member of the Schutzpolizei
Ancestry of “Schutzpolizist”, step by step
Schutzpolizist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Polizist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Polizist | police officer (male or female); policeman |
| 2 | German | Polizei | police |
| 3 | Catalan | policia | police; policeman, policewoman |
| 4 | Late Latin | politia | citizenship; government; state, government |
| 5 | Latin | polītīa | state, government, administration |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πολιτεία | the relation in which a citizen stands to the... |
| 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 |
via German Schütz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schütz | contactor |
| 2 | German | schützen | to defend; to protect; to shelter; to guard; to... |
| 3 | Middle High German | schützen | to dam; to grant protection; to protect; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skutjaną | to bar, bolt |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skuttą | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewd- | to advance, push; to drive, propel |