Where does “Bithynia” come from?
Bithynia comes from Latin Bithynia, from Ancient Greek Βιθυνία, formed with the Ancient Greek suffix -ῐ́ᾱ.
Ancestry of “Bithynia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | Bīthȳnia | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Βιθυνία | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |