Etymology

Byzas

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Today it means: The legendary founder of Byzantium. Full definition →

Latin Bȳzās ← Ancient Greek Βύζας
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΒύζας
  2. Latin · learned borrowing fromBȳzās
  3. English todayByzas

Learned borrowing from Latin Bȳzās, from Ancient Greek Βύζας (Búzas).

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