potamos

Potamos is the Greek word for river. In both ancient and modern Greek, potamos denotes a natural watercourse and is commonly used in geographic naming. As a noun it describes rivers in general; as a proper noun it appears in many place names across Greece and Cyprus.

Origin and usage: Potamos is of ancient Greek origin and remains part of modern Greek vocabulary. The term gives rise to English words such as potamology, the study of rivers, and toponymic terms that describe river-based names.

Geographic distribution: In Greece and Cyprus, many settlements incorporate Potamos into their names, often indicating proximity to a river or a historical association with a watercourse. Because multiple places share the name, exact identification requires additional regional or contextual information.

See also: Potamology, Hydronymy, Greek toponymy.