Etymology of the word 'Politics'

Ok.

One can say 'poli' means 'many' in Latin and "tics" means 'blood-sucking creatures'. So we have 'politics' to mean 'many blood-sucking creatures'.

While that may seem figuratively apt, the word 'politics' actually has its roots in the Greek word 'politikos' that means 'pertaining to citizens or affairs of the state'.

:-) The above was courtesy a post I chanced upon at http://www.word-detective.com/051600.html

This blog politicus-indicus.blogspot.com is at the moment intended to be a general commentary of Indian political scene and policies of the government on various issues. While every effort would be made to keep this a neutral, it is likely some 'from within the heart' comments may skip through. I hope it does not.

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