Where does “politika” come from?
politika (Latvian) comes from Latin polīticus, from Swedish politisk, from Swedish politik, from Ancient Greek πολιτικός, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της, from Ancient Greek -της, from Proto-Hellenic -tāts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
politika (Latvian): politics; policy
Definitions
- politics; policy
Ancestry of “politika”, step by step
politika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin polīticus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | polīticus | political, civil, of the state, relating to civil polity |
| 2 | Swedish | politisk | political, having to do with politics |
| 3 | Swedish | politik | politics |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πολιτικός | civic, constitutional, public; social |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πολῑ́της | citizen |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -της | Forms nouns representing a state of being; Added... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tāts | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
via Greek πολιτικά
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | πολιτικά | Nominative plural neuter form of πολιτικός;... |