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Where does “polis” come from?

polis (French) comes from French poli, from Latin polītus, from Latin poliō.

polis (French): first-person singular present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “polis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpolipolite; polished; lustre, polish
2Latinpolītus—
3Latinpoliō—
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