Etymograph

English

Samogitia

Samogitia comes from Latin Samogetia.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CESamogetia
  2. EnglishtodaySamogitia

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history not traced here.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CESamogetia
  2. EnglishtodaySamogitia

The story

"g" was introduced to Latin and later German translations due to the usage of the letter "g" to denote "j" in Medieval writing. Sometimes connected with the (etymologically unrelated) name Getae, Ancient Greek Γέτης (Gétēs, “ancient Dacian tribe”).

Every English word from Latin Samogetia

Today it means

name An ethnographic region of Lithuania, located in the north-west of the country.

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

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