Where does “Καλλίπολις” come from?

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

Καλλίπολις (Ancient Greek): Kallipolis

Definitions

  1. Kallipolis

Ancestry of “Καλλίπολις”, step by step

Καλλίπολις 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 κάλλος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκάλλοςbeauty; nobility; a beautiful person or thing
2Ancient Greekκᾰλόςbeautiful, morally beautiful, of good quality;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankal-wo-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankal-hard; beautiful; handsome

Words derived from “Καλλίπολις”

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