Etymology

diplomatic

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Today it means: Concerning the relationships between the governments of countries. Full definition →

French diplomatique ← New Latin diplōmaticus
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The story

  1. New Latin · borrowed fromdiplōmaticus
  2. French · borrowed fromdiplomatique
  3. English todaydiplomatic

From French diplomatique and its etymon New Latin diplōmaticus. By surface analysis, diplomat + -ic.

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