Where does “erythräisch” come from?

erythräisch (German) comes from Latin erythraeus, from Ancient Greek Ἐρυθραῖος, from Ancient Greek Ἐρυθραί, from Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός, from Proto-Hellenic *erutʰrós.

erythräisch (German): Erythraean of or relating to the Erythraean Sea

Definitions

  1. Erythraean of or relating to the Erythraean Sea

Ancestry of “erythräisch”, step by step

erythräisch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin erythraeus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinerythraeusreddish
2Ancient GreekἘρυθραῖος
3Ancient GreekἘρυθραίErythrae; Ildırı, Turkey
4Ancient Greekἐρυθρόςreddish, red
5Proto-Hellenic*erutʰrós

via Latin Erythrae

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinErythraeErythrae town of Boeotia situated a little south of the Asopus
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *erutʰrósEvery word from Ancient Greek ἐρυθρόςEvery word from Ancient Greek Ἐρυθραί