Where does “Κωνστᾰντῑνούπολῐς” come from?
Κωνστᾰντῑνούπολῐς (Byzantine Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Κωνστᾰντῖνος, from Latin Constantinus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
Κωνστᾰντῑνούπολῐς (Byzantine Greek): Constantine’s city
Definitions
- Constantine’s city
Ancestry of “Κωνστᾰντῑνούπολῐς”, step by step
Κωνστᾰντῑνούπολῐς traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek Κωνστᾰντῖνος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Κωνστᾰντῖνος | of Constantine; Constantine's |
| 2 | Latin | Constantinus | — |
| 3 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |