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Where does “Νῑ́καια” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Νῑ́καια”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΝῑ́κη—
2Ancient Greekνῑ́κηconquered; victory

Words derived from “Νῑ́καια”

  • Nice
  • Nicaea
  • Nicaean
  • Niçois
  • Nicaea
  • Nizza
  • nizzardo
  • nizzese
  • Ницца
  • Niçois
  • Nice
  • niçois
  • Nizza
  • Nizza
  • Νίκαια
  • ניצה
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