Where does “Indianapolis” come from?
Indianapolis derives from English Indiana, a place name of uncertain origin and meaning.
Indianapolis (English): location of major car race
Definitions
- location of major car race
Ancestry of “Indianapolis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | -polis | Forms names of cities |
| 2 | Latin | -polis | Forms names of cities |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πόλις | city; a whole country, as dependent on and called... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | ptólis | city |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tpólHis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tpelH- | fortification, city |
Words derived from “Indianapolis”