Where does “ἀκροπόλεις” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ἀκροπόλεις”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀκρόπολιςacropolis, high part of a city
2Ancient Greekπόλιςcity; a whole country, as dependent on and called...
3Proto-Hellenicptóliscity
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantpólHis
5Proto-Indo-EuropeantpelH-fortification, city

Words derived from “ἀκροπόλεις

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