Where does “Νίκαια” come from?

Νίκαια (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Νῑ́κη, from Ancient Greek νῑ́κη — conquered; victory.

Νίκαια (Ancient Greek): any one of a number of cities named Nicaea

Definitions

  1. any one of a number of cities named Nicaea

Ancestry of “Νίκαια”, step by step

Νίκαια traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek Νῑ́κη

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΝῑ́κη—
2Ancient Greekνῑ́κηconquered; victory

via Ancient Greek νίκη

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekνίκηthe act of winning: victory, success

Words derived from “Νίκαια”

Every word from Ancient Greek νῑ́κη →Every word from Ancient Greek Νῑ́κη →