Where does “Atlantis” come from?

Atlantis derives from Ancient Greek Ἀτλαντίς, based on Ἄτλας, combining the prefix ἁ- with a root traceable through Proto-Hellenic hə- and Proto-Indo-European sem- meaning "to support."

Atlantis (English): A mythical country said to have sunk into the Atlantic Ocean

Definitions

  1. A mythical country said to have sunk into the Atlantic Ocean

Ancestry of “Atlantis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἈτλαντίςAtlantic Ocean
2Ancient Greek-ῐςa woman pertaining to —; "suffix forming feminine...

Words derived from “Atlantis”

Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀτλαντίς →