Etymology of the Greek word polis (πόλις)
the Greek word
polis, πόλις (a town (properly, with walls, of greater or less size))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pelə-Derivations in Greek
acropolis,
polites,
pentapolis,
akropolis,
dekapolis,
tetrapolis,
apolis,
metropolis,
elepolis,
propolis,
poliasDerivations in other languages
English
polis, English
megapolis, English
cosmopolis, French
policlinique, French
-pole, Italian
dodecapoli, Italian
poleografia, Romanian
polis
