Where does “Hesperia” come from?

Hesperia (English) comes from Latin Hesperia, from Ancient Greek Ἑσπερία — Italy.

Hesperia (English): Literally "western land", a term poetically applied by Ancient Greeks to Italy and by Romans to the Iberian Peninsula and Western Africa

Definitions

  1. Literally "western land", a term poetically applied by Ancient Greeks to Italy and by Romans to the Iberian Peninsula and Western Africa

Ancestry of “Hesperia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinHesperia—
2Ancient GreekἙσπερίαItaly
Every word from Ancient Greek Ἑσπερία →Every word from Latin Hesperia →