Etymograph

English

Issus

Issus comes from Ancient Greek Ἰσσός.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἸσσόςIssós
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEIssus
  3. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἸσσόςIssós
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEIssus
  3. Englishtodaysame form

Every English word from Ancient Greek Ἰσσός

Today it means

name An ancient settlement in Cilicia, modern Hatay Province, Turkey, where in 333 BCE Alexander the Great defeated the Persians under Darius III.

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Etymograph / Ancient Greek Ἰσσός / Issus

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