Where does “πόλις” come from?
πόλις (Byzantine Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic ptólis, from Proto-Indo-European tpólHis, from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- — fortification, city.
πόλις (Byzantine Greek): in the City; city; a whole country, as dependent...
Definitions
- in the City; city; a whole country, as dependent...
Ancestry of “πόλις”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Hellenic | ptólis | city |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | tpólHis | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tpelH- | fortification, city |