Where does “Mesopotamia” come from?

Mesopotamia (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Μεσοποταμία, from Ancient Greek μεσοποτάμιος, from Ancient Greek μέσος, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Ancestry of “Mesopotamia”, step by step

Mesopotamia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek Μεσοποταμία

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	Μεσοποταμία	land between the rivers
2	Ancient Greek	μεσοποτάμιος	between rivers
3	Ancient Greek	μέσος	middle of, between, amidst; half; of middle...
4	Ancient Greek	σφαῖρα	ball, globe, sphere
5	Ancient Greek	-ειδής	like, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...
6	Ancient Greek	-ής	adjective suffix
7	Proto-Indo-European	-ēs	Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
8	Proto-Indo-European	-ess	—
9	Proto-Indo-European	-os	Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

via Ancient Greek Μεσοποταμίᾱ

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	Μεσοποταμίᾱ	—

Words derived from “Mesopotamia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -os →Every word from Ancient Greek -ειδής →Every word from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα →