Where does “Ερυθραία” come from?

Ερυθραία (Greek) comes from Italian Eritrea, from Latin Erythraea, from Ancient Greek Ἐρυθραία, from Ancient Greek Ἐρυθραῖος, from Ancient Greek Ἐρυθραί, from Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός, from Proto-Hellenic *erutʰrós.

Ερυθραία (Greek): Eritrean

Definitions

  1. Eritrean

Ancestry of “Ερυθραία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianEritrea—
2LatinErythraeathe territory of Erythrae, Beotia
3Ancient GreekἘρυθραίαErythraea or Eritrea
4Ancient GreekἘρυθραῖος—
5Ancient GreekἘρυθραίErythrae; Ildırı, Turkey
6Ancient Greekἐρυθρόςreddish, red
7Proto-Hellenic*erutʰrós—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *erutʰrós →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἐρυθραί →