Where does “Hibernia” come from?

Hibernia comes from Latin Hibernia, from Ancient Greek Ἰέρνη, from Ancient Greek Ἰ̄ουερνία, of unknown ultimate origin.

Hibernia (English): A female personification of Ireland

Definitions

  1. A female personification of Ireland

Ancestry of “Hibernia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinHiberniaIreland
2LatinIvernia—
3Ancient GreekἸ̄ουερνίαIreland
4Primitive Irish*Īweriū—
5Proto-CelticΦīweryū—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpiHweryon-—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk

Words derived from “Hibernia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European piHweryon- →Every word from Proto-Celtic Φīweryū →