Where does “Samos” come from?

Samos derives from Ancient Greek Σάμος, itself from Ancient Greek σᾰ́μος, of unknown ultimate origin.

Samos (English): An island belonging to the Sporades and a city on it, in the Aegean

Definitions

  1. An island belonging to the Sporades and a city on it, in the Aegean

Ancestry of “Samos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΣάμοςSamos, Northern Aegean Islands, Greece
2Ancient GreekΣᾰ́μοςSamos, the other island whose people colonized...

Words derived from “Samos”

Every word from Ancient Greek Σᾰ́μος →Every word from Ancient Greek Σάμος →