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Where does “Messāna” come from?
Messāna (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Μεσσήνη, from Mycenaean Greek 𐀕𐀼𐀙 — a place, Messene.
Ancestry of “Messāna”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Ancient Greek
Μεσσήνη
Messene
2
Mycenaean Greek
𐀕𐀼𐀙
a place, Messene
Words derived from “Messāna”
Messina
Messina
Messalla
Μεσσάλας
Messine
Messina
Messalinus
messinese
Mesyna
مسینه
mesyński
misina
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