Etymology

Pasargadae

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Today it means: An ancient city of Persia, a capital of the Achaemenid Empire. Full definition →

Latin Pasargadae ← Ancient Greek Πασαργάδαι (Pasargádai) ← Old Persian *Pāθragadā
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The story

  1. Old Persian*pāθrah
  2. Old Persian*gadā
  3. Old Persian*Pāθragadā
  4. Ancient GreekΠασαργάδαι (Pasargádai)
  5. LatinPasargadae
  6. English todayPasargadae

Borrowed from Latin Pasargadae. Doublet of Pasargad.

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