πόλις
pólis
“city, city-state”
11 words in English grow from this root.
Acropolis
Artἄκροςákros
“topmost city”
Megalopolis
Politicsμέγαςmégas
“great city”
Metro
Scienceμήτηρmḗtēr
“mother city”
Metropolis
Politicsμήτηρmḗtēr
“mother city”
Metropolitan
Faithμήτηρmḗtēr
“of the mother city”
Naples
Everydayνέοςnéos
“new city”
Necropolis
Artνεκρόςnekrós
“city of the dead”
Police
Politicsπόλιςpólis
“the running of a city”
Polis
Politicsπόλιςpólis
“city, citizen body”
Politician
Politicsπόλιςpólis
“one who deals with the city”
Politics
Philosophyπόλιςpólis
“affairs of the city”