Etymology

Suda

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Today it means: A comprehensive 10th-century Byzantine encyclopaedia, written in Greek, containing approximately 30,000 entries on historical, biographical, literary, and lexical topics from the ancient Mediterranean world. Full definition →

Medieval Latin Sūda ← Medieval Greek Σοῦδᾰ
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  1. Medieval Greek · derived fromΣοῦδᾰ
  2. Medieval Latin · borrowed fromSūda
  3. English todaySuda

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Sūda, from Medieval Greek Σοῦδᾰ (Soûdă).

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