Etymology

Constantinopolitan

Con·stan·ti·no·po·li·tan

Today it means: Relating to Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul). Full definition →

Latin Cōnstantīnopolītānu ← Koine Greek Κωνστᾰντῑνούπολῐς (Kōnstăntīnoúpolĭs) ← Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*sth₂éh₁yeti
  7. Proto-Italic*staējō
  8. Proto-Italic*staēō
  9. Proto-Italic*komstaēō
  10. Latincōnstō
  11. Latincōnstāns
  12. LatinCōnstāns /Cōnstantius
  13. LatinCōnstantīnus
  14. Ancient GreekΚωνστᾰντῑ́νου (Kōnstăntī́nou)
  15. Proto-Indo-European*tpelH-
  16. Proto-Hellenic*ptólis
  17. Ancient Greekπόλις (pólis)
  18. Koine GreekΚωνστᾰντῑνούπολῐς (Kōnstăntīnoúpolĭs)
  19. LatinCōnstantīnopolis
  20. LatinCōnstantīnopolītānu
  21. English todayConstantinopolitan

Learned borrowing from Latin Cōnstantīnopolītānus.

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