Where does “Greco-Bactrian” come from?

Greco-Bactrian (English) comes from English Bactrian, from English Bactria, from Ancient Greek Βακτρίᾱ, from Old Persian 𐎲𐎠𐎧𐎫𐎼𐎡𐏁 — Bactria.

Greco-Bactrian (English): Of or relating to the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom (c. 250–125 BCE), its people or culture

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom (c. 250–125 BCE), its people or culture

Ancestry of “Greco-Bactrian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBactrianOf or from Bactria
2EnglishBactriaThe ancient name of the country between the range of the Hindu Kush and the Amu Darya in West Asia, encompassing parts of northern Afghanistan, eastern Turkmenistan, southern Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and northern Pakistan
3Ancient GreekΒακτρίᾱBactria
4Old Persian𐎲𐎠𐎧𐎫𐎼𐎡𐏁Bactria
Every word from Old Persian 𐎲𐎠𐎧𐎫𐎼𐎡𐏁 →Every word from Ancient Greek Βακτρίᾱ →Every word from English Bactria →