Where does “Eretria” come from?

Eretria (English) comes from Ancient Greek Ἐρέτρῐᾰ, from Ancient Greek ἐρέτης — rower.

Eretria (English): A town in Euboea, Greece, facing the coast of Attica across the narrow South Euboean Gulf. It was an important polis in the 6th/5th century BC

Definitions

  1. A town in Euboea, Greece, facing the coast of Attica across the narrow South Euboean Gulf. It was an important polis in the 6th/5th century BC

Ancestry of “Eretria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἘρέτρῐᾰEretria
2Ancient Greekἐρέτηςrower

Words derived from “Eretria”

Every word from Ancient Greek ἐρέτης →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἐρέτρῐᾰ →