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Where does “Trajanopolis” come from?

Trajanopolis (Latin) comes from Latin polis, from Latin polus, from Ancient Greek πόλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

Ancestry of “Trajanopolis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpolisdative plural of polus; ablative plural of polus
2Latinpoluspole
3Ancient Greekπόλοςpivot, hinge, axis, pole; axis of the celestial...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
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