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Mutterstaat

From LSJ

Δῶς μοι πᾶ στῶ καὶ τὰν γᾶν κινάσωGive me a place to stand on, and I will move the Earth.

Archimedes

German > Latin

Mutterstadt: Mutterstaat, Mutterstadt, origo (Ggstz. colonia, coloniae). – Alba, ihre M., Alba, unde oriundi erant: Milet, die M. von über 90 Städten in allen Meeren, Miletus, super XC urbium per cuncta maria genetrix.