Where does “metrohalte” come from?
metrohalte (Dutch) comes from Dutch metro, from French métro, from French métropolitain, from Latin mētropolītānus, from Ancient Greek μητροπολίτης, from Ancient Greek μητρόπολις, from Ancient Greek πόλις, from Proto-Hellenic ptólis — fortification, city.
metrohalte (Dutch): railway stop
Ancestry of “metrohalte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | metro | An underground railway or underground-railway... |
| 2 | French | métro | subway , underground , Tube; Someone from... |
| 3 | French | métropolitain | metropolitan; subway, underground; Person from... |
| 4 | Latin | mētropolītānus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μητροπολίτης | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μητρόπολις | mother-state; one's mother-city, mother country,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πόλις | city; a whole country, as dependent on and called... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | ptólis | city |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tpólHis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tpelH- | fortification, city |