Where does “Mesopotamian” come from?
Mesopotamian (English) comes from English Mesopotamia, from Latin Mesopotamia, from Ancient Greek Μεσοποταμία, from Ancient Greek μεσοποτάμιος, from Ancient Greek μέσος, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
Mesopotamian (English): A person from Mesopotamia or of Mesopotamian...
Definitions
- A person from Mesopotamia or of Mesopotamian...
Ancestry of “Mesopotamian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Mesopotamia | — |
| 2 | Latin | Mesopotamia | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Μεσοποταμία | land between the rivers |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μεσοποτάμιος | between rivers |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μέσος | middle of, between, amidst; half; of middle... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σφαῖρα | ball, globe, sphere |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ειδής | like, connected to, from the nature of, full of;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |