Etymology

militsia

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Today it means: The police in the Soviet Union and some related or successor states (e.g., modern Belarus). Full definition →

Russian мили́ция ← Polish milicja ← Latin militia
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  1. Latin · derived frommilitia
  2. Polish · derived frommilicja
  3. Russian · borrowed fromмили́ция
  4. English todaymilitsia

Borrowed from Russian мили́ция (milícija), from Polish milicja, from Latin militia. Doublet of militia.

Words from the same roots

Latinmilitia all →

militia

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.