English
Nicosia
Nicosia comes from Old French Nicosia, and goes back to Byzantine Greek Λευκωσία.
- Byzantine Greekc. 600–1453ΛευκωσίαLeukōsía
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400Nicosia
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Byzantine Greekc. 600–1453ΛευκωσίαLeukōsía
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400Nicosia
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Byzantine Greek Λευκωσία
Today it means
name The capital city of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Byzantine Greek Λευκωσία / Nicosia