polis
Indonesian
/polɪs/
noun
Definitions
- insurance policy
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch, Flemish polis (insurance policy) derived from Italian polizza derived from Latin apodixa derived from Ancient Greek ἀπόδειξις (proof, declaration).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἀπόδειξις
Gloss
proof, declaration
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- apodixis English
- apodissa Latin
- apodixa Latin
- Polizze German
- polizza Italian
- polis Dutch, Flemish
- woekerpolis Dutch, Flemish
- police French
- póliza Spanish, Castilian
- ἀποδείκνῡμι Ancient Greek
- ἀπόδειξις Ancient Greek
- *deyḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- polisa Polish
- pòlissa Catalan, Valencian
- poliçe Turkish
- police Middle French