Where does “मेट्रो” come from?
मेट्रो (Hindi) comes from English metro, from French métro, from French métropolitain, from Latin mētropolītānus, from Ancient Greek μητροπολίτης, from Ancient Greek μητρόπολις, from Ancient Greek πόλις, from Proto-Hellenic ptólis — fortification, city.
मेट्रो (Hindi): metro, subway
Ancestry of “मेट्रो”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | metro | An underground railway; A train that runs on such... |
| 2 | French | métro | subway , underground , Tube; Someone from... |
| 3 | French | métropolitain | metropolitan; subway, underground; Person from... |
| 4 | Latin | mētropolītānus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μητροπολίτης | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μητρόπολις | mother-state; one's mother-city, mother country,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πόλις | city; a whole country, as dependent on and called... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | ptólis | city |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tpólHis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tpelH- | fortification, city |