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Where does “Tripolitania” come from?

Tripolitania (English) comes from Ancient Greek Τριπολιτάνια, from Ancient Greek Τριπολίτης, from Ancient Greek Τρίπολις, from Ancient Greek πόλις, from Proto-Hellenic ptólis, from Proto-Indo-European tpólHis, from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- — fortification, city.

Ancestry of “Tripolitania”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΤριπολιτάνια—
2Ancient GreekΤριπολίτης—
3Ancient GreekΤρίπολις—
4Ancient Greekπόλιςcity; a whole country, as dependent on and called...
5Proto-Hellenicptóliscity
6Proto-Indo-EuropeantpólHis—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeantpelH-fortification, city

Words derived from “Tripolitania”

  • Tripolitanian
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