Where does “πολίτης” come from?

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

πολίτης (Ancient Greek): citizen, freeman; fellow citizen, compatriot

Definitions

  1. citizen, freeman; fellow citizen, compatriot

Ancestry of “πολίτης”, step by step

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

Words derived from “πολίτης”

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