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Where does “politisk” come from?

politisk (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.

politisk (Swedish): political, having to do with politics

Definitions

  1. political, having to do with politics

Ancestry of “politisk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpolitikpolitics
2Ancient Greekπολιτικόςcivic, constitutional, public; social
3Ancient Greekπολῑ́τηςcitizen
4Ancient Greek-τηςForms nouns representing a state of being; Added...
5Proto-Hellenic-tāts—
6Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
7Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
8Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “politisk”

  • sakpolitisk
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