Where does “megapol” come from?

megapol (Turkish) comes from French mégapole, from French -pole, from Ancient Greek πόλις, from Proto-Hellenic ptólis, from Proto-Indo-European tpólHis, from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- — fortification, city.

megapol (Turkish): megalopolis

Definitions

  1. megalopolis

Ancestry of “megapol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmégapolemegalopolis
2French-pole-polis; -poly, related to market or economy
3Ancient Greekπόλιςcity; a whole country, as dependent on and called...
4Proto-Hellenicptóliscity
5Proto-Indo-EuropeantpólHis—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeantpelH-fortification, city
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tpólHis →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ptólis →