Etymology

Scythia

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Today it means: A geographic region encompassing the Pontic-Caspian steppe in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, inhabited by nomadic Scythians from at least the 11th century BCE to the 2nd century CE. Full definition →

Latin Scythia ← Ancient Greek Σκυθία
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΣκυθία
  2. Latin · borrowed fromScythia
  3. English todayScythia

Borrowed from Latin Scythia, from Ancient Greek Σκυθία (Skuthía).

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