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Where does “policjant” come from?

policjant (Polish) comes from Polish policja, from German Polizei, from Catalan policia, from Late Latin politia, from Latin polītīa, from Ancient Greek πολιτεία, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της, from Ancient Greek -της — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

policjant (Polish): policeman, police officer

Definitions

  1. policeman, police officer

Ancestry of “policjant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpolicjapolice
2GermanPolizeipolice
3Catalanpoliciapolice; policeman, policewoman
4Late Latinpolitiacitizenship; government; state, government
5Latinpolītīa—
6Ancient Greekπολιτείαthe relation in which a citizen stands to the...
7Ancient Greekπολῑ́τηςcitizen
8Ancient Greek-τηςForms nouns representing a state of being; Added...
9Proto-Hellenic-tāts—
10Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
11Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
12Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “policjant”

  • פּאָליציאַנט
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