Etymology

Messene

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Today it means: An ancient Greek city in the southwest Peloponnesus and new capital of the region of Messenia. Full definition →

Ancient Greek Μεσσήνη ← gmy 𐀕𐀼𐀙
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The story

  1. gmy · derived from𐀕𐀼𐀙
  2. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromΜεσσήνη
  3. English todayMessene

From Ancient Greek Μεσσήνη (Messḗnē), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀕𐀼𐀙 (me-za-na). Doublet of Messina.

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