Where does “Λυκόπολις” come from?

Λυκόπολις (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Λύκος, from Proto-Hellenic *lúkos — wolf.

Λυκόπολις (Ancient Greek): Asyut, Egypt

Definitions

  1. Asyut, Egypt

Ancestry of “Λυκόπολις”, step by step

Λυκόπολις traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek Λύκος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΛύκοςwolf
2Proto-Hellenic*lúkoswolf

via Ancient Greek πόλῐς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπόλῐςcity state, city; city

Words derived from “Λυκόπολις”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *lúkos →Every word from Ancient Greek Λύκος →