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Where does “ἑλέπολις” come from?

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

ἑλέπολις (Ancient Greek): helepolis, an engine for sieges

Definitions

  1. helepolis, an engine for sieges

Ancestry of “ἑλέπολις”, 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 “ἑλέπολις”

  • helepolis
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