Panticapaeum

P3A1N1T1I1C3A1P3A1E1U1M3

proper noun

An important Ancient Greek colony and port in Taurica (Tauric Chersonese), founded by Milesians in the late 7th–early 6th century BC on the site of present-day Kerch.

OriginLatin Panticapaeum ← Ancient Greek Παντικάπαιον (Pantikápaion) →
Scrabble 20
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalAn important Ancient Greek colony and port in Taurica (Tauric Chersonese), founded by Milesians in the late 7th–early 6th century BC on the site of present-day Kerch.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
kerch

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΠαντικάπαιον (Pantikápaion)
  2. LatinPanticapaeum
  3. EnglishPanticapaeum

Borrowed from Latin Panticapaeum, borrowed from Ancient Greek Παντικάπαιον (Pantikápaion), borrowed from Proto-Scythian [Term?].

More words from Latin

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Ancient Greek Παντικάπαιον
  • Παντικάπαιον (Pantikápaion)Greek colony
French Panticapée
  • PanticapéeGreek colony
Russian Пантикапей
  • Пантикапей (Pantikapej)Greek colony
Cite this entry
APA

Panticapaeum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Panticapaeum

MLA

“Panticapaeum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Panticapaeum. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Panticapaeum,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Panticapaeum.

Source: Panticapaeum on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.