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