Where does “Antioch” come from?
Antioch is an English place name derived from Ancient Greek Ἀντιόχεια, from the personal name Ᾰ̓ντῐ́οχος, composed of ἔχω meaning "to hold" and Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ-.
Antioch (English): formerly the capital of the ancient Seleucid Empire and the Crusader Principality of Antioch and a major port of the Roman and Byzantine Empires
Definitions
- formerly the capital of the ancient Seleucid Empire and the Crusader Principality of Antioch and a major port of the Roman and Byzantine Empires
Ancestry of “Antioch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Ἀντιόχεια | Antioch, the name of a number of ancient cities founded by Seleucus I Nicator and named in honor of his father Antiochus |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -είᾱ | Superficially appears in abstract nouns derived from σ-stem adjectives, with the true suffix being |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |