English
politeia
Politeia comes from Ancient Greek πολιτεία ‘city, state, system of government’, from πολῑ́της ‘citizen’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tpólHis.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*tpólHisreconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*ptólis‘city’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπόλις‘city’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπολῑ́της‘citizen’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπολιτείαpoliteía‘city, state, system of government’
- Englishtodaypoliteia
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*tpólHisreconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*ptólis‘city’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπόλις‘city’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπολῑ́της‘citizen’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπολιτείαpoliteía‘city, state, system of government’
- Englishtodaypoliteia
Linked words
through Ancient Greek πόλις ‘city’
through Ancient Greek πολῑ́της ‘citizen’
through Ancient Greek πολιτεία ‘city, state, system of government’
Today it means
noun citizenship
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *tpólHis / politeia