Etymology

Aptera

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Today it means: An ancient city in western Crete, now an archaeological site. Full definition →

Greek Ἄπτερα ← Ancient Greek Άπταρα ← gmy 𐀀𐀞𐀲𐀷
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The story

  1. gmy · derived from𐀀𐀞𐀲𐀷“Apatawa”
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromΆπταρα
  3. Greek · borrowed fromἌπτερα
  4. English todayAptera

From Greek Ἄπτερα (Áptera), from Ancient Greek Άπταρα (Áptara), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀞𐀲𐀷 (a-pa-ta-wa, “Apatawa”)

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