-polis

/pˈoʊləs/

-polis

English Suffix
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Definition

Forms names of cities or kinds of cities.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tpelH- Proto-Hellenic *ptólis Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis)bor. Latin -polislbor. English -polis Learned borrowing from Latin -polis, from Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, “city”).

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