Where does “Arcadia” come from?

Arcadia derives from Latin Arcadia, from Ancient Greek Ἀρκαδία, a region in the Peloponnese whose name origin remains uncertain.

Arcadia (English): An ideal region of rural and idyllic contentment;...

Definitions

  1. An ideal region of rural and idyllic contentment;...

Ancestry of “Arcadia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinArcadiaArcadia
2Ancient GreekἈρκαδίαArcadia
3Ancient GreekἈρκάςan inhabitant of Arcadia; an Arcadian
4Mycenaean Greek𐀀𐀏—

Words derived from “Arcadia”

Every word from Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀏 →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀρκάς →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀρκαδία →