Where does “インディアナポリス” come from?
インディアナポリス (Japanese) comes from English Indianapolis, from English -polis, from Latin -polis, from Ancient Greek πόλις, from Proto-Hellenic ptólis, from Proto-Indo-European tpólHis, from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- — fortification, city.
Ancestry of “インディアナポリス”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Indianapolis | location of major car race |
| 2 | English | -polis | Forms names of cities |
| 3 | Latin | -polis | Forms names of cities |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πόλις | city; a whole country, as dependent on and called... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | ptólis | city |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tpólHis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tpelH- | fortification, city |