Where does “Tripolitanian” come from?
Tripolitanian (English) comes from English Tripolitania, 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.
Tripolitanian (English): Of, or relating to, Tripolitania; An inhabitant...
Definitions
- Of, or relating to, Tripolitania; An inhabitant...
Ancestry of “Tripolitanian”, step by step
Tripolitanian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Tripolitania
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Tripolitania | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Τριπολιτάνια | Tripolitania |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Τριπολίτης | Tripolitan |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Τρίπολις | A city in Phoenicia (now Tripoli, Lebanon), founded and administered by a consortium of the cities Tyrus, Sidon and Aradus |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πόλις | city; a whole country, as dependent on and called... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | ptólis | city |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tpólHis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tpelH- | fortification, city |