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Where does “Mitridate” come from?

Mitridate (Italian) comes from Latin Mithridātēs, from Ancient Greek Μιθριδάτης, from Old Persian *Miθradātah.

Ancestry of “Mitridate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMithridātēs—
2Ancient GreekΜιθριδάτης—
3Old Persian*Miθradātah—

Words derived from “Mitridate”

  • mitridatismo
  • mitridatizzare
  • mitridatizzazione
Every word from Old Persian *Miθradātah →