Where does “Georgia” come from?
Georgia derives from English George, through Latin -ia, Ancient Greek ἔργον meaning "work," tracing to Proto-Indo-European werǵ- meaning "to work."
Georgia (English): It is named for George II of Great Britain (1683–1760)
Definitions
- It is named for George II of Great Britain (1683–1760)
Ancestry of “Georgia”, step by step
Georgia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English george
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | george | radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter G |
| 2 | Latin | Georgius | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Γεώργιος | farmer, earth-worker |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γεωργός | tilling the ground; fertilizing; farmer |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γεω- | earth; earth- |
| 6 | Latin | -logia | -logy; the study of |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |