Where does “поли́тика” come from?
поли́тика (Russian) comes from German Politik, from French politique, 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.
поли́тика (Russian): politics
Definitions
- politics
Ancestry of “поли́тика”, step by step
поли́тика traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Politik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Politik | politics |
| 2 | French | politique | political; politics; policy |
| 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 Greek πολιτικά
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | πολιτικά | Nominative plural neuter form of πολιτικός;... |