Etymology

Mopsuestia

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Today it means: an ancient city in Cilicia on the Pyramus River (now Ceyhan River) located east of ancient Antiochia in Cilicia (present-day Adana, southern Turkey) Full definition →

Latin Mopsuestia ← Ancient Greek Μοψουεστία
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΜοψουεστία
  2. Latin · borrowed fromMopsuestia
  3. English todayMopsuestia

From Latin Mopsuestia, from Ancient Greek Μοψουεστία (Mopsouestía), from Μόψου ἑστία (Mópsou hestía, “the house of Mopsus”).

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