Where does “politie” come from?
politie (Middle French) comes from Latin polītīa, from Ancient Greek πολιτεία, 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.
politie (Middle French): Alternative form of policie
Definitions
- Alternative form of policie
Ancestry of “politie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | polītīa | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πολιτεία | the relation in which a citizen stands to the... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πολῑ́της | citizen |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -της | Forms nouns representing a state of being; Added... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | -tāts | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
Words derived from “politie”