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Where does “erítreskur” come from?

erítreskur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic Erítrea, 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.

erítreskur (Icelandic): Eritrean

Definitions

  1. Eritrean

Ancestry of “erítreskur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IcelandicErítrea—
2ItalianEritrea—
3LatinErythraea—
4Ancient GreekἘρυθραίαErythraea or Eritrea
5Ancient GreekἘρυθραῖος—
6Ancient GreekἘρυθραί—
7Ancient Greekἐρυθρόςreddish, red
8Proto-Hellenic*erutʰrós—
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