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Where does “θεσσαλονικιώτικος” come from?

θεσσαλονικιώτικος (Greek) comes from Greek Θεσσαλονίκη, from Ancient Greek Θεσσαλονίκη, from Ancient Greek Νῑ́κη, from Ancient Greek νῑ́κη — conquered; victory.

θεσσαλονικιώτικος (Greek): Thessalonian

Definitions

  1. Thessalonian

Ancestry of “θεσσαλονικιώτικος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GreekΘεσσαλονίκηThessaloniki
2Ancient GreekΘεσσαλονίκηThessaloníkē
3Ancient GreekΝῑ́κη—
4Ancient Greekνῑ́κηconquered; victory
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