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

  1. Of or relating to Atropates

Ancestry of “Atropatian”, step by step

Atropatian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Persian Atropates

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle PersianAtropates—
2Ancient GreekἈτροπάτηςAtropates
3Old Persian*Ātr̥pātah—

via English Atropatia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAtropatia—
2LatinAtropatiaAtropatia
3Ancient GreekἈτροπατίαAtropatia, Atropatene, Atropatian Media
Every word from Old Persian *Ātr̥pātah →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀτροπάτης →Every word from Middle Persian Atropates →