The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromΝικομήδεια
- Latin · borrowed fromNīcomēdīa
- English todayNicomedia
From Latin Nīcomēdīa, from Ancient Greek Νικομήδεια (Nikomḗdeia), from Νικομήδης (Nikomḗdēs) + -ιᾰ (-iă, “ia: forming place names”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.