English
Messene
Messene comes from Ancient Greek Μεσσήνη, and goes back to Mycenaean Greek me-za-na.
- Mycenaean Greekmodernme-za-natransliteratedoriginal script me-za-na, a transliteration
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΜεσσήνηMessḗnē
- EnglishtodayMessene
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Mycenaean Greekmodernme-za-natransliteratedoriginal script me-za-na, a transliteration
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΜεσσήνηMessḗnē
- EnglishtodayMessene
Every English word from Mycenaean Greek me-za-na
Today it means
name An ancient Greek city in the southwest Peloponnesus and new capital of the region of Messenia.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mycenaean Greek me-za-na / Messene