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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | Rēad Sǣ | — |
| 2 | Latin | Mare Rubrum | the Red Sea |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἐρυθρᾱ̀ θάλασσα | Indian Ocean |