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- Ancient Greek · derived fromΠαροπάμισος
- Latin · borrowed fromParopamīsus
- English todayParopamisus
Borrowed from Latin Paropamīsus, from Ancient Greek Παροπάμισος (Paropámisos).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: An ancient region and satrapy in modern Afghanistan and Pakistan, ruled by the Greeks around the time of Alexander the Great and later ceded to Chandragupta Maurya. Full definition →
Borrowed from Latin Paropamīsus, from Ancient Greek Παροπάμισος (Paropámisos).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.