Where does “Akropolis” come from?

Akropolis (German) comes from Ancient Greek Ἀκρόπολις, from Ancient Greek πόλις, from Proto-Hellenic ptólis, from Proto-Indo-European tpólHis, from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- — fortification, city.

Akropolis (German): the Acropolis (of Athens)

Definitions

  1. the Acropolis (of Athens)

Ancestry of “Akropolis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἈκρόπολιςAcropolis
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 →