Where does “polìcija” come from?
polìcija (Serbo-Croatian) 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.
polìcija (Serbo-Croatian): police
Definitions
- police
Ancestry of “polìcija”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | policja | police |
| 2 | German | Polizei | police |
| 3 | Catalan | policia | police; policeman, policewoman |
| 4 | Late Latin | politia | citizenship; government; state, government |
| 5 | Latin | polītīa | state, government, administration |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πολιτεία | the relation in which a citizen stands to the... |
| 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 |