palaepolis
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Neapolis, Naples, was situated on the W. slope of Mt. Vesuvius and on the banks of the small stream Sebethus. It was founded by the Greeks of Cumae, and was named Neapolis, "New City," in contradistinction to Palaepolis, "Old City," which had been previously established, probably on the hill of Pausilypus. The name of Parthenope appears to have originally belonged to Palaepolis, but was subsequently transferred to Neapolis."
Etymology
From Latin Palaepolis, from Ancient Greek Παλαιόπολις (Palaiópolis, “Old Town”), from παλαιός (palaiós, “old”) + πόλις (pólis, “city, city-state”). Equivalent to palaeo- + -polis. Compare Old Town and old town.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Palaepolis, Παλαιόπολις