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Where does “tpólHis” come from?

tpólHis (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- — fortification, city.

Ancestry of “tpólHis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeantpelH-fortification, city

Words derived from “tpólHis”

  • political
  • policy
  • police
  • politics
  • politically
  • politician
  • album
  • Constantinople
  • policeman
  • celestial
  • metropolitan
  • metropolis
  • cosmopolitan
  • polity
  • hermit
  • politic
  • geopolitical
  • albumin
  • policymaking
  • sociopolitical
  • Tripoli
  • cosmopolitanism
  • politique
  • metabolite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- →