Where does “Annapolis” come from?

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

Annapolis (English): USNA}}, located in the above city

Definitions

  1. USNA}}, located in the above city

Ancestry of “Annapolis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-polisForms names of cities
2Latin-polisForms names of cities
3Ancient Greekπόλιςcity; a whole country, as dependent on and called...
4Proto-Hellenicptóliscity
5Proto-Indo-EuropeantpólHis—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeantpelH-fortification, city

Words derived from “Annapolis”

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