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Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Germanic *un-

Proto-West Germanic *un-

Old English un-

Middle English un-

English un-

Proto-Indo-European *tpelH-

Proto-Hellenic *ptólis

Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis)

Proto-Indo-European *-tósder.

Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)

Ancient Greek πολῑ́της (polī́tēs)

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Hellenic *-kos

Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)

Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós)

Ancient Greek πολιτικός (politikós)bor.

Latin polīticusbor.

Middle French politiquebor.

English politic

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālislbor.

Old French -albor.

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Latin -ālis

Old French -elbor.

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Latin -ālisbor.

Middle English -al

English -al

English political

English unpolitical

From un- + political.

Adjective

unpolitical (comparative more unpolitical, superlative most unpolitical)

1. Not political

Derived terms

• unpolitically

Translations

not political

• Danish: upolitisk
• Indonesian: apolitis (id)
• Norwegian: upolitisk
• Swedish: opolitisk (sv)

Anagrams

• pollutician