Where does “μητρόπολη” come from?

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

μητρόπολη (Greek): capital city, metropolis; cathedral

Definitions

  1. capital city, metropolis; cathedral

Ancestry of “μητρόπολη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekπόληtown, city; townspeople
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 →