Where does “Atropatian” come from?
Atropatian (English) comes from Middle Persian Atropates, from Ancient Greek Ἀτροπάτης, from Old Persian *Ātr̥pātah.
Atropatian (English): Of or relating to Atropates
Definitions
- Of or relating to Atropates
Ancestry of “Atropatian”, step by step
Atropatian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Persian Atropates
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Persian | Atropates | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ἀτροπάτης | Atropates |
| 3 | Old Persian | *Ātr̥pātah | — |