Where does “Durazzo” come from?
Durazzo (Portuguese) comes from Italian Durazzo, from Latin Dyrrhachium, from Ancient Greek Δυρράχιον.
Ancestry of “Durazzo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | Durazzo | a noble family from Genoa |
| 2 | Latin | Dyrrhachium | Dyrrhachium a city on the coast of Illyricum, now called Durrës |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Δυρράχιον | — |