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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.

Ancestry of “Erythraea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἘρυθραίαErythraea or Eritrea
2Ancient GreekἘρυθραῖος—
3Ancient GreekἘρυθραί—
4Ancient Greekἐρυθρόςreddish, red
5Proto-Hellenic*erutʰrós—

Words derived from “Erythraea”

  • Eritrea
  • Eritrean
  • Eritreanness
  • Eritrea
  • Erítrea
  • erítreskur
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