Where does “Marseille” come from?

Marseille (French) comes from Latin Massilia, from Ancient Greek Μασσαλία, from Ancient Ligurian mas — spring.

Ancestry of “Marseille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMassilia—
2Ancient GreekΜασσαλίαMarseille
3Ancient Ligurianmasspring

Words derived from “Marseille”

Every word from Ancient Ligurian mas →Every word from Ancient Greek Μασσαλία →Every word from Latin Massilia →