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Where does “Tasmania” come from?

Tasmania is an English place name derived from Dutch Tasman, the surname of explorer Abel Tasman who charted the island in 1642.

Ancestry of “Tasmania”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-iaUsed in forming names of countries, diseases,...
2Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
3Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
4Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “Tasmania”

  • Tasmanian
  • Tassie
  • Tasmanian devil
  • map of Tassie
  • 塔斯馬尼亞
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