Etymology

Thessaly

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Today it means: A historical region and administrative region in north-central Greece; one of its 13 peripheries. It contains the prefectures of Karditsa, Larissa, Magnesia and Trikala. Full definition →

Ancient Greek Θεσσαλία (Thessalía) ← Proto-Hellenic *kʷʰet͏̌t͏̌alós
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The story

  1. Proto-Hellenic*kʷʰet͏̌t͏̌alós
  2. Ancient GreekΘεσσᾰλός (Thessălós)
  3. Ancient GreekΘεσσαλία (Thessalía)
  4. English todayThessaly

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Θεσσαλία (Thessalía).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.