Salonika

1. GreekΣαλονίκη
2. Ottoman Turkishسلانیك
3. Ancient GreekΘεσσαλονίκη
4. Medieval GreekΣαλονίκη
5. EnglishSalonika

From incomplete latinization of Medieval Greek Σαλονίκη (Saloníkē), clipping of Ancient Greek Θεσσαλονίκη (Thessaloníkē), named for Thessalonike daughter of Philip II, half-sister of Alexander the Great, and wife of Cassander of Macedonia, from Θεσσᾰλός (Thessălós, “Thessalian”) + νῑ́κη (nī́kē, “victory”), possibly named for her birth on the anniversary of the Battle of Crocus Field. Used chiefly as a calque of Ottoman Turkish سلانیك (Selânik) but with occasional reference to modern Greek Σαλονίκη (Saloníki).

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