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Where does “Pamplonan” come from?

Pamplonan (English) comes from English Pamplona, from Latin Pompeiopolis, from Latin -polis, from Ancient Greek πόλις, from Proto-Hellenic ptólis, from Proto-Indo-European tpólHis, from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- — fortification, city.

Pamplonan (English): From Pamplona; someone from Pamplona

Definitions

  1. From Pamplona; someone from Pamplona

Ancestry of “Pamplonan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPamplona—
2LatinPompeiopolis—
3Latin-polisForms names of cities
4Ancient Greekπόλιςcity; a whole country, as dependent on and called...
5Proto-Hellenicptóliscity
6Proto-Indo-EuropeantpólHis—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeantpelH-fortification, city
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