myEtymology.com: French etymology of policie

Etymology of the French word policie

the Old French word policie

derived from the Late Latin word politia

derived from the Greek word politeia, πολιτεία (citizenship; concretely, a community)

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-

Word found in Old French