proper noun
Palaepolis
Palaepolis
Meaning
- historicalPalaepolis (a former city in southwest Italy; now part of Naples)
Origins
From Ancient Greek Παλαιόπολις (Palaiópolis, “Old Town”), from παλαιός (palaiós, “old”) + πόλις (pólis, “city, city-state”). Equivalent to palaeo- + -polis.