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Where does “Μεσολόγγι” come from?

Μεσολόγγι (Greek) comes from Italian Messolaghi, from Italian messo, from Latin missus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

Ancestry of “Μεσολόγγι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianMessolaghi—
2Italianmessomessenger; usher; past participle of mettere
3Latinmissussent, having been sent, caused to go, having been...
4Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
5Proto-Italic-tus—
6Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →