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Where does “Seinemetropole” come from?

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

Seinemetropole (German): the metropolis on the River Seine: Paris

Definitions

  1. the metropolis on the River Seine: Paris

Ancestry of “Seinemetropole”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMetropolemetropolis; very large city; city which dominates...
2Ancient Greekμητρόπολιςmother-state; one's mother-city, mother country,...
3Ancient Greekπόλιςcity; a whole country, as dependent on and called...
4Proto-Hellenicptóliscity
5Proto-Indo-EuropeantpólHis—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeantpelH-fortification, city
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