Where does “Atlanta” come from?
Atlanta comes from English Atlantic, derived from Latin atlanticus, from Ancient Greek Ἀτλαντικῷ, originally referring to the ocean near the Atlas mountains.
Ancestry of “Atlanta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Atlantic | Pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean; Pertaining to... |
| 2 | Middle English | Atlantyke | Atlantic |
| 3 | Latin | Atlanticus | Atlantic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἀτλαντικός | of Atlas |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |