English
Erythraean Sea
Erythraean Sea comes from Ancient Greek Ἐρυθρὰ θάλασσα.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἘρυθρὰ θάλασσα
- EnglishtodayErythraean Sea
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἘρυθρὰ θάλασσα
- EnglishtodayErythraean Sea
Made of the words Erythraean + Sea
Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- ‘red’
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Ancient Greek ἐρῠθρός ‘red’
Ancient Greek Ἐρυθραί ‘Erythrae’
Ancient Greek Ἐρυθραῖος
Latin Erythraeus
English Erythraean
Proto-Germanic *saiwiz ‘sea, lake’
Proto-West Germanic *saiwi ‘body of water’
Old English sǣ
Middle English see ‘sea’
English Sea
Every English word from Ancient Greek Ἐρυθρὰ θάλασσα
Today it means
name The Red Sea together with the Gulf of Aden, sometimes also including the neighboring Indian Ocean.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Ἐρυθρὰ θάλασσα / Erythraean Sea