Where does “Eritrea” come from?

Eritrea derives from Latin Erythraea, from Ancient Greek Ἐρυθρά Θάλασσα, meaning "red sea," a name applied to the body of water along the territory's coast.

Ancestry of “Eritrea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianEritrea—
2LatinErythraeathe territory of Erythrae, Beotia
3Ancient GreekἘρυθραίαErythraea or Eritrea
4Ancient GreekἘρυθραῖος—
5Ancient GreekἘρυθραίErythrae; Ildırı, Turkey
6Ancient Greekἐρυθρόςreddish, red
7Proto-Hellenic*erutʰrós—

Words derived from “Eritrea”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *erutʰrós →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἐρυθραί →