Where does “mégapole” come from?
mégapole (French) comes from French -pole, from Ancient Greek πόλις, from Proto-Hellenic ptólis, from Proto-Indo-European tpólHis, from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- — fortification, city.
mégapole (French): megalopolis
Ancestry of “mégapole”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | -pole | -polis; -poly, related to market or economy |
| 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 |