Etymology

Izmit

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Today it means: A city in Kocaeli Province, Turkey. Full definition →

Ottoman Turkish ازمید ← Turkish İzmit ← Medieval Greek Νικομήδεια
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΝικομήδης
  2. Medieval Greek · derived fromΝικομήδεια
  3. Turkish · derived fromİzmit
  4. Ottoman Turkish · derived fromازمید
  5. English todayIzmit

From Ottoman Turkish ازمید (İzmit) and Turkish İzmit, from Medieval Greek Νικομήδεια (Nikomḗdeia), from Ancient Greek Νικομήδης (Nikomḗdēs) + -ιᾰ (-iă, “-ia: forming place names”). Doublet of Nicomedia.

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