Where does “Marsella” come from?

Marsella (Spanish) comes from Latin Massilia, from Ancient Greek Μασσαλία, from Ancient Ligurian mas — spring.

Ancestry of “Marsella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMassilia
2Ancient GreekΜασσαλίαMarseille
3Ancient Ligurianmasspring

Words derived from “Marsella

Every word from Ancient Ligurian masEvery word from Ancient Greek ΜασσαλίαEvery word from Latin Massilia