The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromΔήλιον
- Latin · borrowed fromDelium
- English todayDelium
Borrowed from Latin Delium, from Ancient Greek Δήλιον (Dḗlion). The town takes its name from the isle of Delos.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: an Ancient Greek town that was known as the site of the Battle of Delium during the Peloponnesian War Full definition →
Borrowed from Latin Delium, from Ancient Greek Δήλιον (Dḗlion). The town takes its name from the isle of Delos.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.