Where does “ODESSA” come from?

ODESSA (English) comes from Russian Оде́сса, from Ancient Greek Ὀδησσός.

ODESSA (English): A German organization founded after WWII, believed to have helped SS officers to flee from Europe

Definitions

  1. A German organization founded after WWII, believed to have helped SS officers to flee from Europe

Ancestry of “ODESSA”, step by step

ODESSA traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian Оде́сса

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianОде́ссаOdessa
2Ancient GreekὈδησσός—

via German ODESSA

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanODESSAODESSA

Words derived from “ODESSA”

Every word from Ancient Greek Ὀδησσός →Every word from Russian Оде́сса →