myEtymology.com: English etymology of acropolis

Etymology of the English word acropolis

the English word acropolis

derived from the Greek word acropolis

using the Greek prefix acro-

derived from the Greek word polis, πόλις (a town (properly, with walls, of greater or less size))

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pelə-

derived from the Greek word akropolis, ἀκρόπολις

derived from the Late Greek word akros, ἄκρος (extremity)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ak-

derived from the Greek word polis, πόλις (a town (properly, with walls, of greater or less size))

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pelə-

The earliest known usage of acropolis in English dates from the 17th century.

Word found in Modern English