Moesi
/ˈmiː.saɪ/noun
An ancient people of the central Balkans, traditionally classified among the Thracian groups.
Did you know?The Moesi gave their name to Moesia, a Roman province divided into Upper and Lower Moesia along the Danube frontier.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
Μοισοί (Moisoi)
“The Moesi, an ancient Balkan people recorded in Greek geographical and historical tradition.”
1st Century BCE–1st Century CE
Latin
Moesi
“The Moesi, a people encountered by Roman writers and armies in the lower Danube region.”
1st–3rd Century CE
Latin
Moesia
“The Roman province established in the territory associated with the Moesi and neighboring peoples.”
Late Antiquity
Latin
Moesia Superior / Moesia Inferior
“Upper and Lower Moesia, the administrative divisions of the Roman Danube frontier.”
Modern English
English
Moesi
“A historical ethnonym for the ancient Balkan people; its deeper pre-Roman linguistic origin remains uncertain.”