Etymology

Akrotiri

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Today it means: A peninsula and former municipality in Crete, Greece. Full definition →

Greek ακρωτήρι ← Ancient Greek ἀκρωτήρῐον
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀκρωτήρῐον
  2. Greek · borrowed fromακρωτήρι
  3. English todayAkrotiri

Borrowed from Greek ακρωτήρι (akrotíri), from Ancient Greek ἀκρωτήρῐον (akrōtḗrĭon).

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