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Samothrace
Samothrace comes from Ancient Greek Σαμοθρᾴκη ‘Samian Thrace’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΣαμοθρᾴκηSamothrāíkē‘Samian Thrace’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CESamothrācē
- EnglishtodaySamothrace
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΣαμοθρᾴκηSamothrāíkē‘Samian Thrace’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CESamothrācē
- EnglishtodaySamothrace
A compound of Σᾰ́μος ‘Samos’ + Θρᾴκη ‘Thrace’
Phoenician 𐤔𐤌𐤀 ‘high’
Ancient Greek Σᾰ́μος ‘Samos’
Proto-Indo-European *dʰreh₂gʰ- ‘to confuse’
Ancient Greek Θρᾷξ ‘Thracian’
Ancient Greek Θρᾴκη ‘Thrace’
Every English word from Ancient Greek Σαμοθρᾴκη
Today it means
name An island of Greece in the Aegean.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Σαμοθρᾴκη / Samothrace