Where does “pulisi” come from?
pulisi (Gorontalo) comes from Indonesian polisi, from Dutch politie, from Middle Dutch policie, from Middle French policie, from Late Latin politia, from Latin polītīa, from Ancient Greek πολιτεία, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
pulisi (Gorontalo): police
Definitions
- police
Ancestry of “pulisi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | polisi | police, a civil force granted the legal authority... |
| 2 | Dutch | politie | police; policy, governance |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | policie | — |
| 4 | Middle French | policie | policy; rule; law; regulation |
| 5 | Late Latin | politia | citizenship; government; state, government |
| 6 | Latin | polītīa | state, government, administration |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πολιτεία | the relation in which a citizen stands to the... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πολῑ́της | citizen |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -της | Forms nouns representing a state of being; Added... |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | -tāts | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |