Etymology

Chalcedon

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Today it means: An ancient maritime town of Bithynia, in Asia Minor in modern Turkey, almost directly opposite Byzantium. Full definition →

Latin Chalcēdōn ← Ancient Greek Χαλκηδών
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΧαλκηδών
  2. Latin · borrowed fromChalcēdōn
  3. English todayChalcedon

Borrowed from Latin Chalcēdōn, from Ancient Greek Χαλκηδών (Khalkēdṓn). See Kadıköy.

Words from the same roots

Ancient GreekΧαλκηδών all →

chalcedony

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