Where does “Messina” come from?

Messina comes from Italian Messina, from Latin Messana, from Ancient Greek Μεσσήνη, from Mycenaean Greek 𐀕𐀼𐀙, of unknown ultimate origin.

Messina (English): replaced by the Metropolitan City of Messina

Definitions

  1. replaced by the Metropolitan City of Messina

Ancestry of “Messina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianMessina—
2LatinMessāna—
3Ancient GreekΜεσσήνηMessene
4Mycenaean Greek𐀕𐀼𐀙a place, Messene
Every word from Mycenaean Greek 𐀕𐀼𐀙 →Every word from Ancient Greek Μεσσήνη →Every word from Latin Messāna →