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.
Tasmania (English): comprising the majority of the state of Tasmania's land area and on which most of its inhabitants live
Definitions
- comprising the majority of the state of Tasmania's land area and on which most of its inhabitants live
Ancestry of “Tasmania”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -ia | Used in forming names of countries, diseases,... |
| 2 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 3 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |