Where does “Δικαιόπολις” come from?

Δικαιόπολις (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πόλις, from Proto-Hellenic ptólis, from Proto-Indo-European tpólHis, from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- — fortification, city.

Δικαιόπολις (Ancient Greek): Dicaeopolis, name of cities

Definitions

  1. Dicaeopolis, name of cities

Ancestry of “Δικαιόπολις”, step by step

Δικαιόπολις traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek πόλις

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπόλιςcity; a whole country, as dependent on and called...
2Proto-Hellenicptóliscity
3Proto-Indo-EuropeantpólHis—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantpelH-fortification, city

via Ancient Greek δίκαιος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδίκαιοςobservant of custom, orderly, civilized;...
2Ancient Greekδῐ́κηlaw, order; right; judgment; justice; lawsuit;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

Words derived from “Δικαιόπολις”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tpólHis →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ptólis →