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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

  1. Of, or relating to, Tripolitania; An inhabitant...

Ancestry of “Tripolitanian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTripolitania—
2Ancient GreekΤριπολιτάνια—
3Ancient GreekΤριπολίτης—
4Ancient GreekΤρίπολις—
5Ancient Greekπόλιςcity; a whole country, as dependent on and called...
6Proto-Hellenicptóliscity
7Proto-Indo-EuropeantpólHis—
8Proto-Indo-EuropeantpelH-fortification, city
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