Where does “Nicopolitan” come from?

Nicopolitan (English) comes from English Nicopolis, 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.

Nicopolitan (English): An inhabitant or a resident of Nicopolis

Definitions

  1. An inhabitant or a resident of Nicopolis

Ancestry of “Nicopolitan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNicopolis—
2LatinNīcopolisincluding
3Ancient GreekΝικόπολιςcity of victory
4Ancient Greekπόλιςcity; a whole country, as dependent on and called...
5Proto-Hellenicptóliscity
6Proto-Indo-EuropeantpólHis—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeantpelH-fortification, city
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tpólHis →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ptólis →