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Byzantium.

Byzantium (an ancient Greek city situated on the Bosporus in modern Turkey, renamed Constantinople in 330 C.E.; modern Istanbul)

9 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[byːzˈzan.ti.ũː]Classical-Latin[bidˈd͡zan.t͡si.um]
  1. Byzantium (an ancient Greek city situated on the Bosporus in modern Turkey, renamed Constantinople in 330 C.E.; modern Istanbul)

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰuǵ-der. Thracian *būzasder. Ancient Greek Βῡ́ζᾱς (Bū́zās) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon) Ancient Greek Βῡζᾰ́ντῐον (Būzắntĭon)bor. Latin Bȳzantium Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βῡζᾰ́ντῐον (Būzắntĭon).

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