Etymograph

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Enneapylon

Enneapylon comes from Ancient Greek Εννεαπύλον.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΕννεαπύλονliterally ‘nine-gated’
  2. EnglishtodayEnneapylon

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΕννεαπύλονliterally ‘nine-gated’
  2. EnglishtodayEnneapylon

Today it means

name A wall or fortress supposed to have been built by the Pelasgians, after levelling the summit of the rock on the Acropolis of Athens.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Ancient Greek Εννεαπύλον / Enneapylon