Where does “Syria” come from?

Syria derives from Middle English Sirie, from Latin Syria, from Ancient Greek Συρίᾱ, which contains the Ancient Greek suffix -ῐ́ᾱ.

Syria (English): extending from modern-day southeast Turkey to the north, the Euphrates and Arabian Desert to the east, the Sinai Peninsula to the south, and the Mediterranean sea to the west

Definitions

  1. extending from modern-day southeast Turkey to the north, the Euphrates and Arabian Desert to the east, the Sinai Peninsula to the south, and the Mediterranean sea to the west

Ancestry of “Syria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishSirie
2LatinSȳriaAssyria
3Ancient GreekΣυρίαSyria
4Ancient GreekἈσσυρία
5AkkadianAššūrāyu
6AkkadianAššūrAssur

Words derived from “Syria

Every word from Akkadian Aššūr