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 *erutʰrós →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἐρυθραί →