Where does “Messina” come from?

Messina (Portuguese) comes from Italian Messina, from Latin Messāna, from Ancient Greek Μεσσήνη, from Mycenaean Greek 𐀕𐀼𐀙 — a place, Messene.

Ancestry of “Messina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianMessina—
2LatinMessāna—
3Ancient GreekΜεσσήνηMessene
4Mycenaean Greek𐀕𐀼𐀙a place, Messene
Every word from Mycenaean Greek 𐀕𐀼𐀙 →Every word from Ancient Greek Μεσσήνη →Every word from Latin Messāna →