Where does “idépolitik” come from?
idépolitik (Swedish) comes from Swedish politik, from Ancient Greek πολιτικός, 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.
idépolitik (Swedish): idealistic politics politics determined by an overarching idea or idealistic goals and objectives
Definitions
- idealistic politics politics determined by an overarching idea or idealistic goals and objectives
Ancestry of “idépolitik”, step by step
idépolitik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish politik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | politik | politics |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πολιτικός | civic, constitutional, public; social |
| 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 |