Where does “Constantinopolis” come from?

Constantinopolis (Latin) comes from Koine Greek Κωνστᾰντῑνούπολῐς, from Ancient Greek Κωνστᾰντῖνος, from Latin Constantinus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

Ancestry of “Constantinopolis”, step by step

Constantinopolis traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Koine Greek Κωνστᾰντῑνούπολῐς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koine GreekΚωνστᾰντῑνούπολῐςConstantinople
2Ancient GreekΚωνστᾰντῖνοςof Constantine; Constantine's
3LatinConstantinus—
4Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
5Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via Ancient Greek Κωνσταντινούπολις

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΚωνσταντινούπολιςConstantine’s city
2Ancient Greekπόλιςcity; a whole country, as dependent on and called...
3Proto-Hellenicptóliscity
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantpólHis—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeantpelH-fortification, city

via Byzantine Greek Κωνστᾰντῑνούπολῐς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine GreekΚωνστᾰντῑνούπολῐς—

Words derived from “Constantinopolis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Proto-Italic -īnos →