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Where does “politica” come from?

politica (Italian) comes from Ancient Greek πολιτικός, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της, from Ancient Greek -της, from Proto-Hellenic -tāts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

politica (Italian): politics; policy; cleverness, shrewdness

Definitions

  1. politics; policy; cleverness, shrewdness

Ancestry of “politica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπολιτικόςcivic, constitutional, public; social
2Ancient Greekπολῑ́τηςcitizen
3Ancient Greek-τηςForms nouns representing a state of being; Added...
4Proto-Hellenic-tāts—
5Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
6Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
7Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “politica”

  • geopolitica
  • fantapolitica
  • biopolitica
  • politologia
  • politikacı
  • politika
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