Where does “biopolitica” come from?
biopolitica (Italian) comes from French biopolitique, from French politique, from Latin polīticus, from Swedish politisk, from Swedish politik, from Ancient Greek πολιτικός, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της, from Ancient Greek -της — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
biopolitica (Italian): biopolitics
Definitions
- biopolitics
Ancestry of “biopolitica”, step by step
biopolitica traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French biopolitique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | biopolitique | biopolitical; biopolitics |
| 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 |
via Italian politica
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | politica | politics; policy; cleverness, shrewdness |