Where does “nécropole” come from?

nécropole (French) comes from Ancient Greek νεκρόπολις, from Ancient Greek νεκρός, from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.

nécropole (French): necropolis

Definitions

  1. necropolis

Ancestry of “nécropole”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekνεκρόπολιςcity of the dead
2Ancient Greekνεκρόςdead; a dead body, corpse; one who is dead
3Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-to perish, disappear

Words derived from “nécropole”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- →Every word from Ancient Greek νεκρός →Every word from Ancient Greek νεκρόπολις →