Gallipoli

The story

1. Medieval Greek · derived fromΚαλλίπολῐς
2. Latin · derived fromCallipolis
3. Italian · borrowed fromGallipoli
4. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*tpelH-“city; fortification”
5. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*kal-“beautiful”
6. Ancient Greek · derived fromκᾰ́λλος“beauty; beautiful person or thing; nobility”
7. Medieval Greek · derived fromΚαλλίπολῐς“Kallipolis, former name of Gelibolu”
8. Turkish · derived fromGelibolu
9. Italian · borrowed fromGallipoli
10. English todayGallipoli

Sense 1 (“peninsula in Turkey”) is borrowed from Italian Gallipoli, from Turkish Gelibolu, and from its etymon Medieval Greek Καλλίπολῐς (Kallípolĭs, “Kallipolis, former name of Gelibolu”) and late variant forms, from Ancient Greek κᾰ́λλος (kắllos, “beauty; beautiful person or thing; nobility”) (of unknown origin, disputedly from Proto-Indo-European *kal- (“beautiful”)) + πόλις (pólis, “city; city-state”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tpelH- (“city; fortification”)). Doublet of Callipolis, Gelibolu, and Kallipolis. Sense 2 (“town in Italy”) is borrowed from Italian Gallipoli, from Latin Callipolis, from Medieval Greek Καλλίπολῐς (Kallípolĭs): see above.

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