The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromπόλις“city”
- Dakota · derived frommníȟaȟa“waterfall”
- English todayMinneapolis
Minnehapolis proposed in 1852 by Charles Hoag as a (misspelt) blend of Dakota mníȟaȟa (“waterfall”) (mní (“water”) + ȟaȟa (“curling”)) + Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, “city”). Amended to Minneapolis at a town meeting the same year.
Words from the same roots
Dakotamníȟaȟa all →
MinnehahaMinnehaha County
Ancient Greekπόλις all →
polisArchaeopolis-plepolicidepoliclinic-polis
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.