Etymology

Byzantiac

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Today it means: Synonym of Byzantine. Full definition →

Medieval Greek Βῡζᾰντῐᾰκός ← Greek Βυζαντιακός
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  1. Greek · borrowed fromΒυζαντιακός
  2. Medieval Greek · borrowed fromΒῡζᾰντῐᾰκός
  3. English todayByzantiac

From Medieval Greek Βῡζᾰντῐᾰκός (Būzăntĭăkós), in some uses perhaps via Greek Βυζαντιακός (Vyzantiakós).

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