Where does “Durrës” come from?

Durrës (English) comes from Albanian Durrës, from Latin Dyrrhachium, from Ancient Greek Δυρράχιον.

Durrës (English): An Adriatic port city in Albania, on the site of ancient Epidamnus

Definitions

  1. An Adriatic port city in Albania, on the site of ancient Epidamnus

Ancestry of “Durrës”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbanianDurrës—
2LatinDyrrhachiumDyrrhachium a city on the coast of Illyricum, now called Durrës
3Ancient GreekΔυρράχιον—
Every word from Ancient Greek Δυρράχιον →Every word from Latin Dyrrhachium →Every word from Albanian Durrës →