Where does “parapolicial” come from?
parapolicial (Spanish) comes from Spanish policial, from Spanish policía, from Middle French policie, 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.
parapolicial (Spanish): parapolice within the police force but above the law
Definitions
- parapolice within the police force but above the law
Ancestry of “parapolicial”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | policial | Related to the police, police force; police... |
| 2 | Spanish | policía | police, police department, police force, police... |
| 3 | Middle French | policie | policy; rule; law; regulation |
| 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 |