Where does “Galatia” come from?

Galatia comes from Ancient Greek Γαλατία, formed from Ancient Greek Γαλάται with the suffix -ῐ́ᾱ denoting a region or territory.

Ancestry of “Galatia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinGalatia
2Ancient GreekΓαλατία
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 “Galatia

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