Where does “atropatien” come from?
atropatien (French) comes from Middle Persian Atropates, from Ancient Greek Ἀτροπάτης, from Old Persian *Ātr̥pātah.
atropatien (French): Atropatian (of or relating to Atropates)
Definitions
- Atropatian (of or relating to Atropates)
Ancestry of “atropatien”, step by step
atropatien traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Persian Atropates
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Persian | Atropates | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ἀτροπάτης | Atropates |
| 3 | Old Persian | *Ātr̥pātah | — |