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Where does “Ἁδριανουπολίτης” come from?

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

Ἁδριανουπολίτης (Ancient Greek): an inhabitant of Adrianople or Edirne; an...

Definitions

  1. an inhabitant of Adrianople or Edirne; an...

Ancestry of “Ἁδριανουπολίτης”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἉδριανούπολιςAdrianople, Edirne
2Ancient Greekπόλιςcity; a whole country, as dependent on and called...
3Proto-Hellenicptóliscity
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantpólHis—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeantpelH-fortification, city
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