Etymology of the English word acropolis
the English word
acropolisderived from the Greek word
acropolisusing 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-Date
The earliest known usage of acropolis in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
