Where does “Erythraea” come from?

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

Erythraea (Latin): the territory of Erythrae, Beotia

Definitions

  1. the territory of Erythrae, Beotia

Ancestry of “Erythraea”, step by step

Erythraea traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek Ἐρυθραία

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

via Ancient Greek Ἐρῠθραίᾱ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἘρῠθραίᾱErythraea, the land of Erythrae

Words derived from “Erythraea

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *erutʰrósEvery word from Ancient Greek ἐρυθρόςEvery word from Ancient Greek Ἐρυθραί