Etymology

Samosata

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Today it means: Former name of Samsat: a city in southeastern Turkey. Full definition →

Latin Samosata ← Ancient Greek Σαμόσατα
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΣαμόσατα
  2. Latin · borrowed fromSamosata
  3. English todaySamosata

From Latin Samosata, from Ancient Greek Σαμόσατα (Samósata). Doublet of Samsat.

Words from the same roots

Ancient GreekΣαμόσατα all →

Samsat

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