Marseille

Marseille · proper noun¹

1. Arabic · derived fromمَرْسَى“harbor”
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromΜασσαλία
3. Latin · derived fromMassilia
4. French · borrowed fromMarseille
5. English todayMarseille

Borrowed from French Marseille (supplanting earlier Marseilles, derived from the Old French nominative form), from Latin Massilia, Marsilia, from Ancient Greek Μασσαλία (Massalía), probably from a pre-Latin language of Italy, perhaps Ancient Ligurian mas (“spring”). The r was probably retained from Arabic مَرْسَى (marsā, “harbor”).

Marseille · proper noun²

1. French · borrowed fromMarseille
2. English todayMarseille

Borrowed from French Marseille. This surname is mostly found in Haiti.

Words from the same roots