Etymology

Preveza

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Today it means: A city in Epirus, Greece. Full definition →

Medieval Greek Πρέβεζα ← Albanian prevëzë ← Italian prevesione
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The story

  1. Italian · derived fromprevesione“provision, supply”
  2. Albanian · derived fromprevëzë“crossing”
  3. Medieval Greek · derived fromΠρέβεζα
  4. English todayPreveza

From Medieval Greek Πρέβεζα (Prébeza), from Albanian prevëzë (“crossing”) or Italian prevesione (“provision, supply”).

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