Etymology

political

po·lit·i·cal
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Today it means: Concerning or relating to politics, the art and process of governing. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English politic ← Middle French politique
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*tpelH-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*ptólis
  3. Ancient Greekπόλις (pólis)
  4. Ancient Greekπολῑ́της (polī́tēs)
  5. Ancient Greekπολιτικός (politikós)
  6. Latinpolīticus
  7. Middle Frenchpolitique
  8. Englishpolitic
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  11. English todaypolitical

From politic + -al.

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