Odyssey is from Latin Odyssea, Greek Odysseia, the epic poem naming Odysseus’s ten-year wanderings

Evidence

https://www.etymonline.com/word/odyssey (Etymonline)

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim
• XREF: connects to: The English word odyssey derives from the Greek story of Odysseus; ‘Odyssey’ derives from the Greek title ‘Odusseia,’ meaning ‘the story of Odusseus’ — https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/23/entertainment/word-of-week-odyssey-cec

Related

• The English word odyssey derives from the Greek story of Odysseus (similarity 0.96)
• ‘Odyssey’ derives from the Greek title ‘Odusseia,’ meaning ‘the story of Odusseus’ (similarity 0.96)