Where does “Athens” come from?

Athens comes from Old French Athenes, from Latin Athenae, from Ancient Greek Ἀθῆναι, ultimately derived from the goddess Ἀθήνη.

Athens (English): The Greek government

Definitions

  1. The Greek government

Ancestry of “Athens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchAthenes—
2LatinAthenaeAthens
3Ancient GreekἈθῆναιAthens
4Ancient GreekἈθήνηAthene; Athena

Words derived from “Athens”

Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀθήνη →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀθῆναι →Every word from Latin Athenae →