Etymology

Epirot

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Today it means: An inhabitant or a resident of ancient or modern Epirus, in northwest Greece and southern Albania. Full definition →

Latin Ēpīrōtēs ← Ancient Greek ἠπειρώτης
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἠπειρώτης
  2. Latin · borrowed fromĒpīrōtēs
  3. English todayEpirot

From Latin Ēpīrōtēs, from Ancient Greek ἠπειρώτης (ēpeirṓtēs), from ἤπειρος (ḗpeiros, “mainland, inland country”). By surface analysis, Epirus + -ot.

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