Etymology

Syrte

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French Syrte ← Latin Syrtis ← Ancient Greek Σύρτις
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΣύρτις
  2. Latin · derived fromSyrtis
  3. French · borrowed fromSyrte
  4. English todaySyrte

From French Syrte, from Latin Syrtis, from Ancient Greek Σύρτις (Súrtis), q.v.

Words from the same roots

FrenchSyrte all →

Sirte

LatinSyrtis all →

syrtisSirtesyrt

Ancient GreekΣύρτις all →

syrtisSirte

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.