Where does “Μεγαλόπολις” come from?

Μεγαλόπολις (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μέγας, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.

Μεγαλόπολις (Ancient Greek): Megalopolis, Arcadia, Greece

Definitions

  1. Megalopolis, Arcadia, Greece

Ancestry of “Μεγαλόπολις”, step by step

Μεγαλόπολις traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek μέγας

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμέγαςbig, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat

via Ancient Greek πόλῐς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπόλῐςcity state, city; city
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s →Every word from Ancient Greek μέγας →