Etymology

Sitia

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

Medieval Latin Sitia ← Medieval Greek Σητεία
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  1. Medieval Greek · derived fromΣητεία
  2. Medieval Latin · borrowed fromSitia
  3. English todaySitia

From Medieval Latin Sitia, from Medieval Greek Σητεία (Sēteía), probably from rebracketing of σε (se) + Ἠτεία (Ēteía), from Minoan.

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