myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of politia

Etymology of the Latin word politia

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-

French policie, French politie, Portuguese polícia

Word found in Late Latin