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Where does “Trojan” come from?

Trojan (Polish) comes from English Trojan, from Middle English Troiā̆n, from Old English Trōiān, from Latin Trōiānus, from Latin Trōia, from Ancient Greek Τροία — Troy.

Ancestry of “Trojan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTrojanA native or inhabitant of the ancient city of...
2Middle EnglishTroiā̆n—
3Old EnglishTrōiān—
4LatinTrōiānus—
5LatinTrōia—
6Ancient GreekΤροίαTroy
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