Where does “Thessaly” come from?

Thessaly comes from Ancient Greek Thessalía, formed from the place name Thessalós with the suffix -ía denoting a region or territory.

Thessaly (English): It contains the prefectures of Karditsa, Larissa, Magnesia and Trikala

Definitions

  1. It contains the prefectures of Karditsa, Larissa, Magnesia and Trikala

Ancestry of “Thessaly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΘεσσαλία—
2Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
3Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
4Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “Thessaly”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek Θεσσαλία →