Where does “-opoli” come from?
-opoli (Italian) comes from Italian Tangentopoli, from Italian tangente, from Latin tangens, from Latin tangō, from Proto-Italic *tangō, from Proto-Indo-European denḱ- — to bite.
-opoli (Italian): -gate
Definitions
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Ancestry of “-opoli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | Tangentopoli | the corrupt Italian political system that came to an end in the early 1990s |
| 2 | Italian | tangente | tangent, tangential; tangent; cut, rake-off,... |
| 3 | Latin | tangens | touching, grasping; reaching, arriving at;... |
| 4 | Latin | tangō | to touch, grasp |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *tangō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | denḱ- | to bite |