Where does “Namibia” come from?
Namibia is an English place name formed with the Latin suffix -ia, derived from Ancient Greek -ία, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -h₂.
Ancestry of “Namibia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | namib | — |
| 2 | Nama | namib | desert; vast wasteland |
Words derived from “Namibia”