Etymograph

English

impolitic

From im- + politic.

A compound of im- + politic

Proto-Indo-European *tpólHis

…

Ancient Greek πολίτης ‘citizen’

Ancient Greek πολιτικός ‘civic, constitutional, public’

Latin polīticus ‘political, civil, of the state, relating to…’

Middle French politique

English politic

Today it means

adj Not in accordance with good policy.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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