Where does “Éthiopien” come from?

Éthiopien (French) comes from French Éthiopie, from Latin Aethiopia, from Ancient Greek Αἰθιοπία, from Ancient Greek Αἰθίοψ, from Ancient Greek ὤψ, from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

Éthiopien (French): an Ethiopian

Definitions

  1. an Ethiopian

Ancestry of “Éthiopien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchÉthiopie
2LatinAethiopiaSub-Saharan Africa
3Ancient GreekΑἰθιοπία
4Ancient GreekΑἰθίοψEthiopian
5Ancient Greekὤψto the eye; in the face; eye
6Proto-Hellenicókʷseye
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

Words derived from “Éthiopien

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷsEvery word from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs