Where does “acropoleis” come from?

acropoleis (English) comes from Ancient Greek ἀκροπόλεις, from Ancient Greek ἀκρόπολις, from Ancient Greek πόλις, from Proto-Hellenic ptólis, from Proto-Indo-European tpólHis, from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- — fortification, city.

acropoleis (English): plural of acropolis

Definitions

  1. plural of acropolis

Ancestry of “acropoleis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀκροπόλεις—
2Ancient Greekἀκρόπολιςacropolis, high part of a city
3Ancient Greekπόλιςcity; a whole country, as dependent on and called...
4Proto-Hellenicptóliscity
5Proto-Indo-EuropeantpólHis—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeantpelH-fortification, city
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tpólHis →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ptólis →