English
Hesperia
Hesperia comes from Ancient Greek Ἑσπερία.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἙσπερίαHespería
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEHesperia
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἙσπερίαHespería
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEHesperia
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Ancient Greek Ἑσπερία
Today it means
name Literally "western land", a term poetically applied by Ancient Greeks to Italy and by Romans to the Iberian Peninsula and Western Africa.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Ἑσπερία / Hesperia