Where does “亞細亞洲” come from?
亞細亞洲 (Chinese) comes from Chinese 亞細亞, from Latin Āsia, from Ancient Greek Ἀσία, from Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊, from Hittite 𒀸𒋗𒉿 — northwest Anatolia.
亞細亞洲 (Chinese): Asia
Definitions
- Asia
Ancestry of “亞細亞洲”, step by step
亞細亞洲 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Chinese 亞細亞
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 亞細亞 | — |
| 2 | Latin | Āsia | A kind of rye |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἀσία | Asia Minor; Asia; Asia |
| 4 | Mycenaean Greek | 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊 | an ethnonym for a Lydian; an epithet of the... |
| 5 | Hittite | 𒀸𒋗𒉿 | northwest Anatolia |
via Chinese 洲
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 洲 | — |