Where does “Thessalonīca” come from?

Thessalonīca (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Θεσσαλονίκη, from Ancient Greek Νῑ́κη, from Ancient Greek νῑ́κη — conquered; victory.

Ancestry of “Thessalonīca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΘεσσαλονίκηThessaloníkē
2Ancient GreekΝῑ́κη—
3Ancient Greekνῑ́κηconquered; victory

Words derived from “Thessalonīca”

Every word from Ancient Greek νῑ́κη →Every word from Ancient Greek Νῑ́κη →Every word from Ancient Greek Θεσσαλονίκη →