Where does “Anatolia” come from?

Anatolia (Polish) comes from Medieval Latin Anatolia, from Ancient Greek ἀνατολή, from Ancient Greek ἀνατέλλω, from Ancient Greek ἀνά, from Proto-Hellenic *aná — up, upon.

Anatolia (Polish): Anatolia

Definitions

  1. Anatolia

Ancestry of “Anatolia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval LatinAnatolia—
2Ancient Greekἀνατολήrising above the horizon; the direction of...
3Ancient GreekἀνατέλλωI rise up; rise, grow up; I rise
4Ancient Greekἀνάon board; on, upon
5Proto-Hellenic*anáup, upon

Words derived from “Anatolia”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *aná →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀνά →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀνατέλλω →