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Where does “Ithaca” come from?

Ithaca (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Ἰθάκα, from Ancient Greek Ἰθάκη, from Phoenician 𐤀𐤉.

Ancestry of “Ithaca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἸθάκα—
2Ancient GreekἸθάκη—
3Phoenician𐤀𐤉—
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