Where does “Judea” come from?
Judea derives from Latin Iudaea, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαία, from Hebrew יְהוּדָה, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -yós.
Ancestry of “Judea”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | Iūdaea | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ἰουδαία | inflection of Ῐ̓ουδαῖος :
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| 3 | Hebrew | יְהוּדָה | Judas; Judah, Judas |
Words derived from “Judea”