polis-

polis- root words — words with the polis- root

The root polis- comes from Greek polis, meaning city, state. 31 words in Dendril are built from it, including police, policies, policy, political, policeman, politically, politician, politicians, politics, metropolis, metropolitan, policed. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the polis- root

Explore words with polis- — words containing the polis- root and sharing its sense of "city, state". Examples include police, policies, policy, political, policeman, politically, politician, politicians, politics, metropolis, metropolitan, policed. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The polis- root means city, state, from Greek polis. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.