Where does “poleis” come from?

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

poleis (English): plural of polis

Definitions

  1. plural of polis

Ancestry of “poleis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπόλειςnominative/accusative/vocative plural of πόλις
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 →
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