geopolitical

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1. Proto-Hellenic*gaya
2. Ancient Greekγαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip.
3. Ancient Greekγῆ (gê)
4. Ancient Greekγεω- (geō-)
5. Englishgeo-
6. Proto-Indo-European*tpelH-
7. Proto-Hellenic*ptólis
8. Ancient Greekπόλις (pólis)
9. Ancient Greekπολῑ́της (polī́tēs)
10. Ancient Greekπολιτικός (politikós)
11. Latinpolīticus
12. Middle Frenchpolitique
13. Englishpolitic
14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
16. Englishpolitical
17. English todaygeopolitical

From geo- (“geographical”) + political.