Persepolis

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπέρθω“to sack, to kill”
2. Old Persian · derived from𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿“Persis, Persia, a Persian, Persepolis”
3. Ancient Greek · derived fromΠερσέπολις
4. Latin · borrowed fromPersepolis
5. English todayPersepolis

From Latin Persepolis, from Ancient Greek Περσέπολις (Persépolis), from Πέρσης (Pérsēs, “Persian”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (Pārsa, “Persis, Persia, a Persian, Persepolis”) although ancient Greek writers relate a folk etymology that derived the city, country, and people's name from Ancient Greek πέρθω (pérthō, “to sack, to kill”).

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