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Where does “Thule” come from?

Thule comes from Middle English Tyle, from Old English Tȳle, of unknown origin and meaning.

Thule (English): The northernmost location of the ancient world

Definitions

  1. The northernmost location of the ancient world

Ancestry of “Thule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishUltima Thule—
2LatinThūlē—
3Ancient GreekΘούληThule

Words derived from “Thule”

  • thulium
  • Thulean
  • radiothulium
  • Thulegate
  • dithulium
  • thulian
  • thulate
  • tulium
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