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Where does “Adrianopolitan” come from?

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

Adrianopolitan (English): Of or pertaining to Adrianople; A native or...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to Adrianople; A native or...

Ancestry of “Adrianopolitan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinHadrianopolitanusAdrianopolitan
2LatinHadrianopolis—
3Ancient GreekἉδριανούπολιςAdrianople, Edirne
4Ancient Greekπόλιςcity; a whole country, as dependent on and called...
5Proto-Hellenicptóliscity
6Proto-Indo-EuropeantpólHis—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeantpelH-fortification, city
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