Etymology

Florianópolis

Today it means: A municipality, the state capital of Santa Catarina, Brazil. Full definition →

Brazilian Portuguese Florianópolis ← Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis) ← Proto-Hellenic *ptólis
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The story

  1. LatinFlorius
  2. LatinFloriānu
  3. PortugueseFloriano
  4. Proto-Indo-European*tpelH-
  5. Proto-Hellenic*ptólis
  6. Ancient Greekπόλις (pólis)
  7. Brazilian PortugueseFlorianópolis
  8. English todayFlorianópolis

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese Florianópolis.

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