Where does “Megalopoli” come from?

Megalopoli (English) comes from Ancient Greek μεγάλος, from Ancient Greek μέγας, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.

Megalopoli (English): An ancient city and located in the southwestern Arcadia prefecture

Definitions

  1. An ancient city and located in the southwestern Arcadia prefecture

Ancestry of “Megalopoli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμεγάλοςmasculine singular nominative of μέγας
2Ancient Greekμέγαςbig, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s →Every word from Ancient Greek μέγας →Every word from Ancient Greek μεγάλος →
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