Etymology of the English word politic
the English word
politicderived from the Old French word
politiquederived from the Latin word
politicus (of the state, political)
derived from the Greek word
politikos, πολιτικός
derived from the Greek word
polites, πολίτης (a townsman)
derived from the Greek word
polis, πόλις (a town (properly, with walls, of greater or less size))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pelə-Derivations in English
impolitic,
politics,
politickingUsage
Word found in Modern English
