Etymology

Massalia

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Today it means: An ancient Greek city and colony in modern southern France; modern Marseille. Full definition →

Ancient Greek Μασσαλία
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  1. Ancient Greek · learned borrowing fromΜασσαλία
  2. English todayMassalia

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Μασσαλία (Massalía).

Words from the same roots

Ancient GreekΜασσαλία all →

MarseilleMarseilles

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.