IN GREEK
πόλιτσα
politsa
bill of exchange, promissory note (dated)
IN TURKISH
poliçe
poliçe
insurance policy; bill of exchange
WEAR THE WORD
πόλιτσα in blue ink and poliçe in red, on a T shirt, a tote or a mug.
THE RECORD
- LENT BY, BORROWED BY
- Shared from a third language
- STARTED IN
- Ancient Greek
- CATEGORY
- Trade and money
- HOW THE MEANING DRIFTED
- Turkish poliçe now chiefly means an insurance policy, a sense Greek lacks.
- NOTES
- Italian polizza. Nişanyan takes poliçe from Italian polizza, which goes back through Late Latin apodixa to Ancient Greek apódeixis, so Greek is the ultimate source.
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SOURCES
- Nişanyan Sözlük (checked online)
Etymologies are checked against the dictionaries and studies listed. An entry is stamped settled only when both the Greek and the Turkish side have been checked. Research for this ledger was compiled with AI assistance and reviewed by the editors.
HOW TO CITE THIS ENTRY
Gold, K. (ed.) (2026) ‘πόλιτσα / poliçe’, entry 217, Defter ή Tefteri: a ledger of shared Greek and Turkish words. https://defteritefteri.com/en/w/217-politsa/. Accessed [day month year].