Where does “Brittany” come from?

Brittany comes from Latin Brittania, a name of uncertain ultimate origin whose meaning is not established.

Brittany (English): The British Isles

Definitions

  1. The British Isles

Ancestry of “Brittany”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinBrittaniaBritain
2Ancient GreekΒρεττανίαthe British Isles
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 “Brittany”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek Βρεττανία →