Where does “Iberia” come from?

Iberia comes from Latin Iberia, derived from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, a suffix forming names of regions from their inhabitants or characteristics.

Ancestry of “Iberia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinIberiaSpain
2Ancient GreekἸβηρίαIberia
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 “Iberia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἰβηρία →