Where does “Odessan” come from?

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

Odessan (English): Of or relating to the city of Odessa, Ukraine

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to the city of Odessa, Ukraine

Ancestry of “Odessan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishODESSAA German organization founded after WWII, believed to have helped SS officers to flee from Europe
2RussianОде́ссаOdessa
3Ancient GreekὈδησσός—
Every word from Ancient Greek Ὀδησσός →Every word from Russian Оде́сса →Every word from English ODESSA →