Where does “Pergamum” come from?

Pergamum comes from Latin Pergamum, derived from Ancient Greek Πέργαμον, a city in Asia Minor whose etymology remains uncertain.

Pergamum (English): An ancient Greek city, in western Anatolia, near modern Bergama

Definitions

  1. An ancient Greek city, in western Anatolia, near modern Bergama

Ancestry of “Pergamum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinPergamumPergamum
2Ancient GreekΠέργαμονPergamon; Pergamum; Bergama, İzmir, Turkey

Words derived from “Pergamum”

Every word from Ancient Greek Πέργαμον →Every word from Latin Pergamum →