Troy
/trɔɪ/noun
The ancient city in northwestern Anatolia, famous from Greek epic and legend.
Did you know?Troy’s fame was so enduring that medieval Europeans used it as a prestigious legendary origin story, and the Romans traced their own ancestry to Trojan survivors through Aeneas.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
Τροία (Troía)
“The city of Troy in Asia Minor, central to epic legend.”
Latin
Latin
Troia
“Troy; the legendary city known from Greek and Roman literature.”
Old French
Oïl French
Troie
“Troy; the classical and legendary city.”
Middle English
English
Troye
“The ancient city of Troy, especially in medieval romance and classical reference.”
Modern English
English
Troy
“The ancient city in northwestern Anatolia, or a place named after it.”