Where does “tripoli” come from?
Tripoli derives from Italian Tripoli, from Latin Tripolis, from Ancient Greek Τρίπολις, a compound of τρεῖς (three) and πόλις (city), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European tréyes (three).
Ancestry of “tripoli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Greek | Τρίπολη | — |
| 2 | Greek | Τριπολιτσά | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Τρίπολις | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “tripoli”