Where does “Decapolis” come from?

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

Decapolis (English): A group of ten cities on the eastern frontier of the Roman Empire located in modern-day Israel, Jordan and Syria

Definitions

  1. A group of ten cities on the eastern frontier of the Roman Empire located in modern-day Israel, Jordan and Syria

Ancestry of “Decapolis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΔεκάπολιςDecapolis, the ten city region in Syria and Judea
2Ancient Greekπόλιςcity; a whole country, as dependent on and called...
3Proto-Hellenicptóliscity
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantpólHis—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeantpelH-fortification, city
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tpólHis →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ptólis →