Where does “Marseille” come from?

Marseille (English) comes from French Marseille, from Latin Massilia, from Ancient Greek Μασσαλία, from Ancient Ligurian mas — spring.

Ancestry of “Marseille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchMarseille
2LatinMassilia
3Ancient GreekΜασσαλίαMarseille
4Ancient Ligurianmasspring

Words derived from “Marseille

Every word from Ancient Ligurian masEvery word from Ancient Greek ΜασσαλίαEvery word from Latin Massilia
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