Where does “Κωνσταντινούπολη” come from?

Κωνσταντινούπολη (Greek) comes from Byzantine Greek Κωνσταντινούπολις, from Ancient Greek Κωνστᾰντῖνος, from Latin Constantinus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

Ancestry of “Κωνσταντινούπολη”, step by step

Κωνσταντινούπολη traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Byzantine Greek Κωνσταντινούπολις

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine GreekΚωνσταντινούπολιςConstantine’s city
2Ancient GreekΚωνστᾰντῖνοςof Constantine; Constantine's
3LatinConstantinus—
4Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
5Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via Greek πόλις

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekπόλιςcity

via Greek Κωνσταντίνου

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GreekΚωνσταντίνουConstantine's

Words derived from “Κωνσταντινούπολη”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Proto-Italic -īnos →