Etymology

-ple

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Latin -plus
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-ple · suffix1

  1. Latin · derived from-plus“more, in sum”
  2. English today-ple

From Latin -plus (“more, in sum”).

-ple · suffix2

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπόλις
  2. Latin · borrowed from-polis
  3. English today-ple

From Latin -polis, from Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis). Doublet of -polis.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekπόλις all →

MinneapolispolisArchaeopolispolicidepoliclinic-polis

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