Where does “Syria Palaestina” come from?

Syria Palaestina (Latin) comes from Latin Sȳria, from Ancient Greek Συρία, from Ancient Greek Ἀσσυρία, from Akkadian Aššūrāyu, from Akkadian Aššūr — Assur.

Syria Palaestina (Latin): A geographic region of the Levant encompassing the southern part of ancient Syria, between Phoenicia and Egypt along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, to the northwest of Arabia; roughly equating to the Palestine region

Definitions

A geographic region of the Levant encompassing the southern part of ancient Syria, between Phoenicia and Egypt along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, to the northwest of Arabia; roughly equating to the Palestine region

Ancestry of “Syria Palaestina”, step by step

Syria Palaestina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin Sȳria

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	Sȳria	Assyria
2	Ancient Greek	Συρία	Syria
3	Ancient Greek	Ἀσσυρία	—
4	Akkadian	Aššūrāyu	—
5	Akkadian	Aššūr	Assur

via Latin Palaestīna

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	Palaestīna	—
2	Ancient Greek	Παλαιστίνη	Philistia and the surrounding region
3	Ancient Greek	Παλαιστῑ́νη	—
4	Hebrew	פְּלֶשֶׁת	Philistia, land of the Philistines
5	Hebrew	פ־ל־ש	migrate, invade

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