Etymology

Panticapaeum

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Today it means: An important Ancient Greek colony and port in Taurica (Tauric Chersonese), founded by Milesians in the late 7th–early 6th century BC on the site of present-day Kerch. Full definition →

Latin Panticapaeum ← Ancient Greek Παντικάπαιον (Pantikápaion)
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  1. Ancient GreekΠαντικάπαιον (Pantikápaion)
  2. LatinPanticapaeum
  3. English todayPanticapaeum

Borrowed from Latin Panticapaeum, borrowed from Ancient Greek Παντικάπαιον (Pantikápaion), borrowed from Proto-Scythian [Term?].

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