English
Palaepolis
Palaepolis comes from Ancient Greek Παλαιόπολις ‘Old Town’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΠαλαιόπολιςPalaiópolis‘Old Town’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEPalaepolis
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΠαλαιόπολιςPalaiópolis‘Old Town’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEPalaepolis
- Englishtodaysame form
A compound of παλαιός ‘old’ + πόλις ‘city, city-state’
Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- ‘to turn’
Ancient Greek πάλαι ‘long ago’
Ancient Greek παλαιός ‘old’
Ancient Greek - ‘fortification’
Proto-Indo-European *tpólHis
Proto-Hellenic *ptólis ‘city’
Ancient Greek πόλις ‘city, city-state’
Every English word from Ancient Greek Παλαιόπολις
Today it means
name A former city in southwest Italy, now part of Naples.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Παλαιόπολις / Palaepolis