English
Larissa
Larissa comes from Ancient Greek Λᾱ́ρῑσᾰ.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΛᾱ́ρῑσᾰas Λάρισσα
- Englishearliest quotation 1951Larissa
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΛᾱ́ρῑσᾰas Λάρισσα
- Englishearliest quotation 1951Larissa
Earliest quotation: 1951, 'Pausanias', To Greece by the "Simplon-Orient Express": “Larissa, 107 miles from Salonica, is reached at 10.33,…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *leh₂w- ‘benefit’
Today it means
name A city in north-central Greece, the capital of Thessaly.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Λᾱ́ρῑσᾰ / Larissa