Where does “helepolis” come from?

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

helepolis (English): an ancient Greek siege engine consisting of a...

Definitions

  1. an ancient Greek siege engine consisting of a...

Ancestry of “helepolis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἑλέπολιςhelepolis, an engine for sieges
2Ancient Greekπόλιςcity; a whole country, as dependent on and called...
3Proto-Hellenicptóliscity
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantpólHis—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeantpelH-fortification, city
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tpólHis →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ptólis →