Where does “necropolis” come from?
Necropolis comes from Ancient Greek nekropolis, formed from neḱrós meaning "dead" via Proto-Indo-European neḱ-, a root relating to death and corpses.
necropolis (English): A cemetery; especially a large one in or near a...
Definitions
- A cemetery; especially a large one in or near a...
Ancestry of “necropolis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Koine Greek | νεκρόπολις | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πόλις | city; a whole country, as dependent on and called... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | ptólis | city |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tpólHis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tpelH- | fortification, city |