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 *erutʰrósEvery word from Ancient Greek ἐρυθρόςEvery word from Ancient Greek Ἐρυθραί