Where does “Indiana” come from?

Indiana (English) comes from English indian, from Middle English Indien, from Anglo-Norman indien — Indian.

Indiana (English): A placename

Definitions

  1. A placename

Ancestry of “Indiana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishindianOf or relating to India or its people; or (formerly) of the East Indies
2Middle EnglishIndien—
3Anglo-NormanindienIndian

Words derived from “Indiana”

Every word from Anglo-Norman indien →Every word from Middle English Indien →Every word from English indian →