Where does “metropol” come from?
metropol (Middle English) comes from Middle French metropole, from Latin mētropolis, from Ancient Greek μητρόπολις, from Ancient Greek πόλις, from Proto-Hellenic ptólis, from Proto-Indo-European tpólHis, from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- — fortification, city.
metropol (Middle English): A chief city, metropolis
Definitions
- A chief city, metropolis
Ancestry of “metropol”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | metropole | — |
| 2 | Latin | mētropolis | metropolis |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μητρόπολις | mother-state; one's mother-city, mother country,... |
| 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 |