tripoli

tripoli · noun¹

Originally brought from Tripoli in Libya.

Tripoli · proper noun²

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΤρίπολις
2. Latin · derived fromTripolis
3. Italian · borrowed fromTripoli
4. English todayTripoli

Borrowed from Italian Tripoli, from Latin Tripolis, from Ancient Greek Τρίπολις (Trípolis), from τρι- (tri-, “three”) + πολις (polis, “city, city-state”). In reference to American cities, after US actions off Tripoli in Libya during the First Barbary War. Doublet of Tripolis, Tirebolu, and Tripura.

Tripoli · proper noun³

1. Medieval Greek · derived fromΤριπολιτσά
2. Greek · borrowed fromΤρίπολη
3. English todayTripoli

From modern Greek Τρίπολη (Trípoli) used from the 19th century in place of Medieval Greek Τριπολιτσά (Tripolitsá), probably from Slavic Droboliza.

Words from the same roots