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Where does “Megaris” come from?

Megaris (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Μεγαρίς, from Ancient Greek -ῐς — a woman pertaining to —; "suffix forming feminine...

Ancestry of “Megaris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΜεγαρίς—
2Ancient Greek-ῐςa woman pertaining to —; "suffix forming feminine...
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