Byzantium

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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 Bȳzantiumbor. English Byzantium From Latin Bȳzantium, from Ancient Greek Βῡζᾰ́ντῐον (Būzắntĭon), named after its legendary founder, Byzas.

69 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Albanian: Bizant — ancient Greek city
• Albanian: Bizanti — ancient Greek city
• Arabic: بِيزَنْطَة (bīzanṭa) — ancient Greek city
• Armenian: Բյուզանդիոն (Byuzandion) — ancient Greek city
• Azerbaijani: Bizantion — ancient Greek city
• Basque: Bizantzio — ancient Greek city
• Belarusian: Віза́нтый (Vizántyj) — ancient Greek city
• Bengali: বাইজান্টিয়াম (baijanṭiẏam) — ancient Greek city
• Bulgarian: Византион (Vizantion) — ancient Greek city
• Catalan: Bizanci — ancient Greek city
• Chinese Cantonese: 拜占庭 (baai3 zim1 ting4) — ancient Greek city
• Chinese Mandarin: 拜占庭 (Bàizhàntíng) — ancient Greek city
• Coptic: ⲃⲩⲍⲁⲛⲧⲓⲟⲛ (buzantion) — ancient Greek city
• Czech: Byzantion — ancient Greek city
• Danish: Byzans — ancient Greek city
• Dutch: Byzantion — ancient Greek city
• Esperanto: Bizanco — ancient Greek city
• Estonian: Bütsants — ancient Greek city
• Finnish: Byzantion — ancient Greek city
• French: Byzance — ancient Greek city
• Middle French: Byzance — ancient Greek city
• Gagauz: Bizanţ — ancient Greek city
• Galician: Bizancio — ancient Greek city
• Georgian: ბიზანტია (bizanṭia) — ancient Greek city
• German: Byzantion — ancient Greek city
• Greek: Βυζάντιο (Vyzántio) — ancient Greek city
• Ancient Greek: Βυζάντιον (Buzántion) — ancient Greek city
• Hebrew: בִּיזַנְטְיוֹן (bizantyón) — ancient Greek city
• Hindi: बाईज़ान्टियाम (bāīzānṭiyām) — ancient Greek city
• Hungarian: Bizánc — ancient Greek city
• Indonesian: Byzantium — ancient Greek city
• Irish: Biosáintiam — ancient Greek city
• Italian: Bisanzio — ancient Greek city
• Japanese: ビュザンティオン (Byuzantion) — ancient Greek city
• Korean: 비잔티온 (Bijantion) — ancient Greek city
• Korean: 비잔티움 (Bijantium) — ancient Greek city
• Latin: Bȳzantium — ancient Greek city
• Latvian: Bizantija — ancient Greek city
• Lithuanian: Bizantija — ancient Greek city
• Low German: Byzanz — ancient Greek city
• Macedonian: Византија (Vizantija) — ancient Greek city
• Macedonian: Византион (Vizantion) — ancient Greek city
• Malay: Byzantium — ancient Greek city
• Mongolian: Визант (Vizant) — ancient Greek city
• Norwegian Bokmål: Bysants — ancient Greek city
• Old Galician-Portuguese: Besanço — ancient Greek city
• Old Norse: Miklagarðr — ancient Greek city
• Persian: بیزانس (bizâns) — ancient Greek city
• Persian: روم (rum) — ancient Greek city
• Persian: بوزنطین (buzantin) — ancient Greek city
• Persian: بوزنطه (buzante) — ancient Greek city
• Middle Persian: 𐭧𐭫𐭥𐭬 — ancient Greek city
• Polish: Bizancjum — ancient Greek city
• Portuguese: Bizâncio — ancient Greek city
• Romanian: Bizanț — ancient Greek city
• Russian: Виза́нтий (Vizántij) — ancient Greek city
• Serbo-Croatian: Бѝзант — ancient Greek city
• Serbo-Croatian: Вѝзант — ancient Greek city
• Serbo-Croatian: Bìzant — ancient Greek city
• Serbo-Croatian: Vìzant — ancient Greek city
• Slovak: Byzantion — ancient Greek city
• Slovene: Bizanc — ancient Greek city
• Spanish: Bizancio — ancient Greek city
• Swedish: Byzantion — ancient Greek city
• Thai: บิแซนเทียม — ancient Greek city
• Turkish: Bizantion — ancient Greek city
• Ukrainian: Віза́нтій (Vizántij) — ancient Greek city
• Uzbek: Vizantiy — ancient Greek city
• Welsh: Bysantiwm — ancient Greek city