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 *erutʰrósEvery word from Ancient Greek ἐρυθρόςEvery word from Ancient Greek Ἐρυθραί