Where does “Odessa” come from?

Odessa (Portuguese) comes from Ukrainian Оде́са, from Ancient Greek Ὀδησσός.

Ancestry of “Odessa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1UkrainianОде́са—
2Ancient GreekὈδησσός—
Every word from Ancient Greek Ὀδησσός →Every word from Ukrainian Оде́са →
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