Where does “Τρίπολη” come from?
Τρίπολη (Greek) comes from Greek Τριπολιτσά, from Ancient Greek Τρίπολις, from Ancient Greek πόλις, from Proto-Hellenic ptólis, from Proto-Indo-European tpólHis, from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- — fortification, city.
Ancestry of “Τρίπολη”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Greek | Τριπολιτσά | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Τρίπολις | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πόλις | city; a whole country, as dependent on and called... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | ptólis | city |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tpólHis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tpelH- | fortification, city |