Etymology

unpolitical

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Today it means: Not political Full definition →

English political ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle French politique
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*tpelH-
  9. Proto-Hellenic*ptólis
  10. Ancient Greekπόλις (pólis)
  11. Ancient Greekπολῑ́της (polī́tēs)
  12. Ancient Greekπολιτικός (politikós)
  13. Latinpolīticus
  14. Middle Frenchpolitique
  15. Englishpolitic
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  18. Englishpolitical
  19. English todayunpolitical

From un- + political.

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