Etymology

Trebizond

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Today it means: Former name of Trabzon. Full definition →

French Trébizonde ← Ottoman Turkish طرابزون ← Ancient Greek Τραπεζοῦς
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΤραπεζοῦς
  2. Ottoman Turkish · derived fromطرابزون
  3. French · derived fromTrébizonde
  4. English todayTrebizond

From French Trébizonde, from Ottoman Turkish طرابزون (Tırabızon), from Ancient Greek Τραπεζοῦς (Trapezoûs). Doublet of Trabzon and Trapezus.

Words from the same roots

Ottoman Turkishطرابزون all →

Trabzon

Ancient GreekΤραπεζοῦς all →

TrabzonTrapezund

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.