Etymology

Phocian

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Today it means: Pertaining to the ancient Greek region of Phocis. Full definition →

Latin Phōcis ← Ancient Greek Φωκίς
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΦωκίς
  2. Latin · derived fromPhōcis
  3. English todayPhocian

From Latin Phōcis (itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Φωκίς (Phōkís)) + -an.

Words from the same roots

LatinPhōcis all →

Phocis

Ancient GreekΦωκίς all →

Phocis

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.