Where does “Ἰωνόπολις” come from?

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

Ἰωνόπολις (Ancient Greek): Ionopolis; İnebolu, Turkey

Definitions

  1. Ionopolis; İnebolu, Turkey

Ancestry of “Ἰωνόπολις”, step by step

Ἰωνόπολις traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek πόλις

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

via Ancient Greek Ἴων

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἼωνone of the Ionians; a native or inhabitant of...
2Ancient GreekἸᾱ́ϝωνIonian
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tpólHis →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ptólis →