Etymology

peraia

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Today it means: A place on the other side, usually a territory across the sea from a city or an island, generally a dependency of an ancient Greek city. Full definition →

Ancient Greek περαία ← Latin Peraea
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  1. Latin · derived fromPeraea
  2. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromπεραία
  3. English todayperaia

Derived from Ancient Greek περαία (peraía), Greek Περαία (Peraía), Latin Peraea, often capitalized and treated like a proper name (compare e.g. the City).

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