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Where does “Reggio Calabria” come from?

Reggio Calabria (English) comes from Italian Reggio Calabria, from Italian Reggio, from Latin Rēgium, from Latin Rhegium, from Ancient Greek Ῥήγιον.

Ancestry of “Reggio Calabria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianReggio Calabria—
2ItalianReggio—
3LatinRēgium—
4LatinRhegium—
5Ancient GreekῬήγιον—
Every word from Ancient Greek Ῥήγιον →