Where does “Thracian” come from?

Thracian derives from English Thrace, from Latin Thracia, from Latin -ianus, ultimately tracing through Latin nominal suffixes to Proto-Indo-European -ós.

Thracian (English): of or pertaining to Thrace or the Thracians or...

Definitions

  1. of or pertaining to Thrace or the Thracians or...

Ancestry of “Thracian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishThrace
2LatinThrācia
3Ancient GreekΘρᾴκηThrace, near which Samothrace is situated
4Ancient GreekΘρᾷξan inhabitant of Thrace; a Thracian
5Ancient Greekθράσσωto trouble, stir
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰr̥h₂-gʰ-yé-

Words derived from “Thracian

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰr̥h₂-gʰ-yé-Every word from Ancient Greek θράσσωEvery word from Ancient Greek Θρᾷξ