Where does “πτολίπορθος” come from?

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

πτολίπορθος (Ancient Greek): sacker of cities epithet chiefly of Odysseus, sometimes of other heroes or of Ares

Definitions

  1. sacker of cities epithet chiefly of Odysseus, sometimes of other heroes or of Ares

Ancestry of “πτολίπορθος”, step by step

πτολίπορθος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek πτόλις

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekπτόλιςEpic form of πόλις
2Proto-Hellenicptóliscity
3Proto-Indo-EuropeantpólHis—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantpelH-fortification, city

via Ancient Greek πέρθω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπέρθωto sack, ravage, destroy (a city); to slay (a person)
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerdʰ-to cut; cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tpólHis →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ptólis →