Where does “πτόλις” come from?
πτόλις (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic ptólis, from Proto-Indo-European tpólHis, from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- — fortification, city.
πτόλις (Ancient Greek): Epic form of πόλις
Ancestry of “πτόλις”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Hellenic | ptólis | city |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | tpólHis | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tpelH- | fortification, city |
Words derived from “πτόλις”