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Where does “Nicopolis” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Nicopolis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinNīcopolis—
2Ancient GreekΝικόπολιςcity of victory
3Ancient Greekπόλιςcity; a whole country, as dependent on and called...
4Proto-Hellenicptóliscity
5Proto-Indo-EuropeantpólHis—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeantpelH-fortification, city

Words derived from “Nicopolis”

  • Nicopolitan
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