Etymograph

English

Gaugamela

Gaugamela comes from Ancient Greek Γαυγάμηλα.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΓαυγάμηλαGaugámēla
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEGaugamēla
  3. EnglishtodayGaugamela

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΓαυγάμηλαGaugámēla
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEGaugamēla
  3. EnglishtodayGaugamela

Today it means

name a village in Assyria, where in 331 BC Alexander the Great defeated the Persians under Darius III

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Ancient Greek Γαυγάμηλα / Gaugamela