Where does “Pompeyópolis” come from?

Pompeyópolis (Spanish) comes from Latin Pompeiopolis, from Latin -polis, from Ancient Greek πόλις, from Proto-Hellenic ptólis, from Proto-Indo-European tpólHis, from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- — fortification, city.

Pompeyópolis (Spanish): Pompeiopolis ancient city in Paphlagonia

Definitions

  1. Pompeiopolis ancient city in Paphlagonia

Ancestry of “Pompeyópolis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinPompeiopolisSoli city in Cilicia, modern Turkey, after being rebuilt
2Latin-polisForms names of cities
3Ancient Greekπόλιςcity; a whole country, as dependent on and called...
4Proto-Hellenicptóliscity
5Proto-Indo-EuropeantpólHis—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeantpelH-fortification, city
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