Where does “Αδριανούπολη” come from?
Αδριανούπολη (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Ἁδριανούπολις, from Ancient Greek πόλις, from Proto-Hellenic ptólis, from Proto-Indo-European tpólHis, from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- — fortification, city.
Αδριανούπολη (Greek): Hadrianopolis, Αdrianopolis, Edirne the name for various centres of population
Definitions
- Hadrianopolis, Αdrianopolis, Edirne the name for various centres of population
Ancestry of “Αδριανούπολη”, step by step
Αδριανούπολη traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek Ἁδριανούπολις
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Ἁδριανούπολις | Adrianople, Edirne |
| 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 |
via Greek πόλη
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | πόλη | town, city; townspeople |