Where does “-polis” come from?

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

-polis (English): Forms names of cities

Definitions

  1. Forms names of cities

Ancestry of “-polis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-polisForms names of cities
2Ancient Greekπόλιςcity; a whole country, as dependent on and called...
3Proto-Hellenicptóliscity
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantpólHis—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeantpelH-fortification, city

Words derived from “-polis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tpólHis →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ptólis →