Where does “Lithuania” come from?

Lithuania derives from Lithuanian Lietuva, which comes from Old Lithuanian Lieuteva, ultimately from Latin Lituania.

Ancestry of “Lithuania”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval LatinLīthuānia—
2Proto-SlavicLitъva—
3Old LithuanianLietuva—

Words derived from “Lithuania”

Every word from Old Lithuanian Lietuva →Every word from Proto-Slavic Litъva →Every word from Medieval Latin Līthuānia →