policeware

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European*tpelH-
2. Proto-Hellenic*ptólis
3. Ancient Greekπόλις (pólis)
4. Ancient Greekπολῑ́της (polī́tēs)
5. Ancient Greekπολῑτείᾱ (polīteíā)
6. Latinpolitia
7. Middle Frenchpolice
8. Englishpolice
9. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
10. Proto-Germanic*samþuz /*samftuz
11. Proto-West Germanic*samft(ī)
12. Old Englishsōfte
13. Middle Englishsofte
14. Englishsoft
15. Proto-Germanic*warō
16. Proto-West Germanic*waru
17. Old Englishwaru
18. Middle Englishware
19. Englishsoftwarebf.
20. English todaypoliceware

From police + -ware.