Where does “Opole” come from?
Opole (English) comes from Polish Opole, from Old Polish Opole, from French -pole, from Ancient Greek πόλις, from Proto-Hellenic ptólis, from Proto-Indo-European tpólHis, from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- — fortification, city.
Ancestry of “Opole”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | Opole | A western Slavic administrative, judicial, and tax unit of territory containing roughly between 10 and 20 villages |
| 2 | Old Polish | Opole | province; duty |
| 3 | French | -pole | -polis; -poly, related to market or economy |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πόλις | city; a whole country, as dependent on and called... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | ptólis | city |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tpólHis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tpelH- | fortification, city |