Etymology

Cappadocia

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Today it means: A historical region and ancient kingdom in central Asia Minor, in present-day Turkey. Full definition →

Latin Cappadocia ← Ancient Greek Καππαδοκία ← Old Persian 𐎣𐎫𐎱𐎬𐎢𐎣
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The story

  1. Old Persian · derived from𐎣𐎫𐎱𐎬𐎢𐎣
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromΚαππαδοκία
  3. Latin · borrowed fromCappadocia
  4. English todayCappadocia

From Latin Cappadocia, from Ancient Greek Καππαδοκία (Kappadokía), from Old Persian 𐎣𐎫𐎱𐎬𐎢𐎣 (k-t-p-tu-u-k /⁠katpatuka⁠/).

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