politia Latin · revision 8496

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=Cicero|origins=grc πολιτεία}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [pɔ.liːˈtiː.a]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [po.liˈt͡siː.a]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''polītīa''' ''f'' (genitive polītīae); first declension^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|grc|πολιτεία|tr=politeía|t=citizenship, constitution]].^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Köbler's first source is Cicero, whom he dates 81–43 BC.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ In classical Latin it was the name of Plato's ''Republic''.^(OLD 2012)^(DMLBS)

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+ Medieval Latin used it for a regime.^(Niermeyer 1976) British Medieval Latin used it for a form of government, administration, a constitution, a state.^(DMLBS) Through Old French ''policie'' it gave [[en|policy]] in the late 14th century, and through Middle French ''police'' it gave [[en|police]] in the 1530s; [[en|polity]] is recorded from the 1530s.^(Wiktionary)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 81–43 BC – Cicero uses it of Plato's ''Republic''.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * late 14th century – English ''policy'' is recorded.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1530s – English ''police'' is recorded.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Noun===

+ # The ''Republic'' of Plato.^(OLD 2012)

+ # ''(Medieval Latin)'' A form of government; a constitution; a state.^(Niermeyer 1976)^(DMLBS)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[en|policy]]

+ * [[en|police]]

+ * [[en|polity]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}