Where does “geopolitica” come from?
geopolitica (Italian) comes from Spanish política, from Spanish político, 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.
geopolitica (Italian): feminine singular of geopolitico; geopolitics
Definitions
- feminine singular of geopolitico; geopolitics
Ancestry of “geopolitica”, step by step
geopolitica traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish política
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | política | politics; policy; female equivalent of político |
| 2 | Spanish | político | political; in-law; politician |
| 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 Portuguese política
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | política | politics; policy; female equivalent of político |
| 2 | Latin | politica | nominative feminine singular of polīticus;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πολιτική | politics; relating to the state; politics |
via Italian politica
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | politica | politics; policy; cleverness, shrewdness |