Where does “minimetropolis” come from?
minimetropolis (English) comes from English Metropolis, from Late Latin metropolis, from Ancient Greek μητρόπολις, from Ancient Greek πόλις, from Proto-Hellenic ptólis, from Proto-Indo-European tpólHis, from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- — fortification, city.
minimetropolis (English): A relatively small metropolis
Definitions
- A relatively small metropolis
Ancestry of “minimetropolis”, step by step
minimetropolis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Metropolis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Metropolis | A classical city site in Anatolia (Turkey) |
| 2 | Late Latin | metropolis | metropolis |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μητρόπολις | mother-state; one's mother-city, mother country,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πόλις | city; a whole country, as dependent on and called... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | ptólis | city |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tpólHis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tpelH- | fortification, city |