Etymograph

English

Estonia

Estonia comes from Medieval Latin Estonia.

  1. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500Estonia
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1989same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500Estonia
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1989same form

Earliest quotation: 1989, Priit J. Vesilind, The Baltic: Arena of Power: “Estonia has declared itself a sovereign state and is…”

The story

Other early Latin forms were Estia and Hestia, possibly derived from the tribal name Aestiī described by the Roman historian Tacitus in his Germania (ca. 98 AD).

Every English word from Medieval Latin Estonia

Today it means

name A country in northeastern Europe, on the southeastern coast of the Baltic Sea. Official name: Republic of Estonia. Capital: Tallinn.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Medieval Latin Estonia / Estonia

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