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Nikopol
Nikopol comes from Ancient Greek Νικόπολις, from πόλις ‘city’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tpelH-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*tpelH-‘fortification, city’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*ptólis‘city’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπόλιςpólis‘city’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΝικόπολιςNikópolis
- UkrainianmodernНі́копольNíkopolʹ
- EnglishtodayNikopol
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*tpelH-‘fortification, city’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*ptólis‘city’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπόλιςpólis‘city’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΝικόπολιςNikópolis
- UkrainianmodernНі́копольNíkopolʹ
- EnglishtodayNikopol
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *tpelH- ‘fortification, city’
through Ancient Greek πόλις ‘city’
police, policy, politico, polity, politic, polis, politique, 7 more
Today it means
name A miskrada in Nikopol Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine, established in 2020.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *tpelH- / Nikopol