Etymology of the English word polemic
the English word
polemicderived from the French word
polémiquederived from the Greek word
polemikos, πολεμικός
derived from the Greek word
polemos, πόλεμος (warfare (literally or figuratively; a single encounter or a series))
Derivations in English
polemicize,
polemicsCognates
Dutch
polemiek, English
polemical, French
polémique, German
Polemik, German
polemisch, Italian
polemico, Italian
polemica, Lithuanian
polemiškas, Lithuanian
polemika, Norwegian
polemikk, Russian
пoлeмичecкий, Russian
пoлeмикa, Swedish
polemikUsage
Word found in Modern English
