Where does “Scillus” come from?

Scillus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Σκιλλοῦς, from Ancient Greek σκίλλα — squill.

Scillus (Latin): situated on the road from Olympia to Sparta

Definitions

  1. situated on the road from Olympia to Sparta

Ancestry of “Scillus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΣκιλλοῦςScillus, Elis, Greece
2Ancient Greekσκίλλαsquill
Every word from Ancient Greek σκίλλα →Every word from Ancient Greek Σκιλλοῦς →
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