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 𐀕𐀼𐀙Every word from Ancient Greek ΜεσσήνηEvery word from Latin Messāna