Where does “Anatolia” come from?
Anatolia comes from Medieval Latin Anatolia, from Ancient Greek ἀνατολή meaning "sunrise" or "east," composed of ἀνά "up" and a root from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-.
Ancestry of “Anatolia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Medieval Latin | Anatolia | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀνατολή | rising above the horizon; the direction of... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀνατέλλω | I rise up; rise, grow up; I rise |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀνά | on board; on, upon |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *aná | — |
Words derived from “Anatolia”