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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinBīthȳnia
2Ancient GreekΒιθυνία
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “Bithynia

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱEvery word from Ancient Greek Βιθυνία