Where does “полі́тика” come from?
полі́тика (Ukrainian) comes from Polish polityka, from German Politik, from French politique, from Latin polīticus, from Swedish politisk, from Swedish politik, from Ancient Greek πολιτικός, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
полі́тика (Ukrainian): policy
Definitions
- policy
Ancestry of “полі́тика”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | polityka | politics; policy |
| 2 | German | Politik | politics |
| 3 | French | politique | political; politics; policy |
| 4 | Latin | polīticus | political, civil, of the state, relating to civil polity |
| 5 | Swedish | politisk | political, having to do with politics |
| 6 | Swedish | politik | politics |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πολιτικός | civic, constitutional, public; social |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πολῑ́της | citizen |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -της | Forms nouns representing a state of being; Added... |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | -tāts | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |