Etymology

Samothraki

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Today it means: Synonym of Samothrace, an island of Greece. Full definition →

Greek Σαμοθράκη ← Ancient Greek Σαμοθρᾴκη
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΣαμοθρᾴκη“Samian Thrace”
  2. Greek · borrowed fromΣαμοθράκη
  3. English todaySamothraki

From Greek Σαμοθράκη (Samothráki), from Ancient Greek Σαμοθρᾴκη (Samothrāíkē, “Samian Thrace”), from Σᾰ́μος (Sắmos, “Samos”) + Θρᾴκη (Thrāíkē, “Thrace”), from the island's early Greek colonizers and the general ancient territory in which it lay.

Words from the same roots

Ancient GreekΣαμοθρᾴκη all →

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