Where does “Lycopolis” come from?

Lycopolis (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Λυκόπολις, from Ancient Greek Λύκος, from Proto-Hellenic *lúkos — wolf.

Lycopolis (Latin): A city of Upper Egypt on the left bank of the Nile

Definitions

  1. A city of Upper Egypt on the left bank of the Nile

Ancestry of “Lycopolis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΛυκόπολιςAsyut, Egypt
2Ancient GreekΛύκοςwolf
3Proto-Hellenic*lúkoswolf
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *lúkos →Every word from Ancient Greek Λύκος →Every word from Ancient Greek Λυκόπολις →