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
- political, having to do with politics
Ancestry of “politisk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |
Words derived from “politisk”