Isn't it funny how the word 'politics' is made up of the words 'poli' meaning 'many' in Latin....

Question

and 'tics' as in 'bloodsucking creatures’?

Answer 1

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Well I learn something everyday here :-)

A goodness me thinks :-)

I knew that politicians were blood sucking nasties,
but not its latin origins, Thanks ...;-) ...

Answer 2

Unfortunately its not Latin, the word comes from the ancient Greek language where politics was first thought of by Plato and Aristotle.

The word Politic derives from Greek word politikos, from polites meaning "citizen," from polis meaning "city."

From there we get the word politics. As it has generally become used in a plural form through bad habits even when referring to a singular politic.

Answer 3

It would be if it was true. Politics comes from the Grek 'poli' meaning town and 'technos' meaning skill. So it sort of means how to run a state.

Answer 4

Yeah Kyle and those tics are the same the world over

Answer 5

I'm more worried about 'poll'itics. That's government by polls, sometimes called Bubba's syndrome.

It's a disease. It causes you to point in whichever way the polls are blowing. It's highly contagious, especially to a spouse.

Answer 6

if you aply it to many words it means less today ie

poli ce lots less of them than needed

poli cy I could apply blood sucking to poli in this instance

its actually nice to see someone bring these things up I'm all for it

so what do I put here to mean many more in latin

poli ? what.

Answer 7

HAHAHAHA LMFAO wth.... ok I provide you credit that analyzation is hilarious... even although poly ability many in greek no longer latin and tics doesnt mean bloodsucking creatures lmfao..... ok thats stable.

Answer 8

Well, it was kind of funny when Dave Barry said it about twenty years ago. Now, not so much.

Oh well, 2 points.

Answer 9

Pro is to Con as Progress is to Congress

Answer 10

The root is "polis", a city, not "poly". Thus "politics" "of the city"

Answer 11

Democracy - Is the illusion of freedom!