Etymology Explorer › EnglishWhere does “Petropolis” come from? Petropolis (English) comes from English Polis, from Scots polis, from French police, from Italian polizia, from Russian поли́ция, from Polish policja, from German Polizei, from Catalan policia — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
Ancestry of “Petropolis”, step by step Petropolis traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English Polis Step Language Word Meaning 1 English Polis A Greek city-state 2 Scots polis police; Polish; polish 3 French police police; cop; policy 4 Italian polizia police 5 Russian поли́ция police 6 Polish policja police 7 German Polizei police 8 Catalan policia police; policeman, policewoman 9 Late Latin politia citizenship; government; state, government 10 Latin polītīa state, government, administration 11 Ancient Greek πολιτεία the relation in which a citizen stands to the... 12 Ancient Greek πολῑ́της citizen 13 Ancient Greek -της Forms nouns representing a state of being; Added... 14 Proto-Hellenic -tāts — 15 Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts Used to form nouns representing state of being 16 Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ Used to form nouns representing state of being 17 Proto-Indo-European -tós Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems
via English Petro Step Language Word Meaning 1 English Petro In Haitian voodoo, a class of loa of uncertain... 2 Koine Greek Πέτρος — 3 Ancient Greek Πέτρος Peter 4 Ancient Greek πέτρος rock, stone, boulder; type of reed
via Brazilian Portuguese Petrópolis Step Language Word Meaning 1 Brazilian Portuguese Petrópolis —