Etymology

Berytus

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Today it means: An ancient city in modern-day Lebanon, now Beirut Full definition →

Latin Bērȳtus ← Ancient Greek Βηρῡτός ← Phoenician 𐤁𐤓𐤕
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The story

  1. Phoenician · derived from𐤁𐤓𐤕
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromΒηρῡτός
  3. Latin · derived fromBērȳtus
  4. English todayBerytus

From Latin Bērȳtus, from Ancient Greek Βηρῡτός (Bērūtós), from Phoenician 𐤁𐤓𐤕 (brt). Doublet of Beirut and Beeroth.

Words from the same roots

LatinBērȳtus all →

Berytian

Ancient GreekΒηρῡτός all →

Berytian

Phoenician𐤁𐤓𐤕 all →

Beirut

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