Where does “Syrie” come from?

Syrie (Middle French) comes from Latin Sȳria, from Ancient Greek Συρία, from Ancient Greek Ἀσσυρία, from Akkadian Aššūrāyu, from Akkadian Aššūr — Assur.

Syrie (Middle French): Syria

Definitions

  1. Syria

Ancestry of “Syrie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinSȳriaAssyria
2Ancient GreekΣυρίαSyria
3Ancient GreekἈσσυρία—
4AkkadianAššūrāyu—
5AkkadianAššūrAssur

Words derived from “Syrie”

Every word from Akkadian Aššūr →Every word from Akkadian Aššūrāyu →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀσσυρία →