Where does “Opole” come from?

Opole (Old Polish) comes from French -pole, from Ancient Greek πόλις, from Proto-Hellenic ptólis, from Proto-Indo-European tpólHis, from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- — fortification, city.

Opole (Old Polish): province; duty

Definitions

  1. province; duty

Ancestry of “Opole”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-pole-polis; -poly, related to market or economy
2Ancient Greekπόλιςcity; a whole country, as dependent on and called...
3Proto-Hellenicptóliscity
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantpólHis—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeantpelH-fortification, city

Words derived from “Opole”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tpólHis →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ptólis →