Where does “Red See” come from?

Red See (Middle English) comes from Old English Rēad Sǣ, from Latin Mare Rubrum, from Ancient Greek Ἐρυθρᾱ̀ θάλασσα — Indian Ocean.

Ancestry of “Red See”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishRēad Sǣ—
2LatinMare Rubrumthe Red Sea
3Ancient GreekἘρυθρᾱ̀ θάλασσαIndian Ocean

Words derived from “Red See”

Every word from Ancient Greek Ἐρυθρᾱ̀ θάλασσα →Every word from Latin Mare Rubrum →Every word from Old English Rēad Sǣ →