Etymology

Bodrum

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Today it means: A port city in Muğla Province, in southwestern Turkey. Full definition →

Turkish Bodrum ← Ottoman Turkish بودروم ← Latin Petronium
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  1. Latin · derived fromPetronium
  2. Ottoman Turkish · derived fromبودروم
  3. Turkish · borrowed fromBodrum
  4. English todayBodrum

From Turkish Bodrum, from Ottoman Turkish بودروم (Bodrum), from Latin Petronium. Doublet of Petronium.

Words from the same roots

LatinPetronium all →

Petronium

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