Where does “Tripoli” come from?
Tripoli derives from Italian Tripoli, from Latin Tripolis, from Ancient Greek Τρίπολις, a compound of τρεῖς (three) and πόλις (city), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European tréyes (three).
Tripoli (English): originally three separate settlements known as Oea, Sabratha, and Leptis Magna
Definitions
- originally three separate settlements known as Oea, Sabratha, and Leptis Magna
Ancestry of “Tripoli”, step by step
Tripoli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Greek Τρίπολη
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | Τρίπολη | capital of Arcadia |
| 2 | Greek | Τριπολιτσά | capital of Arcadia, renamed to Τρίπολη in the 19th century |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Τρίπολις | A city in Phoenicia (now Tripoli, Lebanon), founded and administered by a consortium of the cities Tyrus, Sidon and Aradus |
| 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 |