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Persia.

Persia

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[ˈpɛr.si.a]Classical-Latin[ˈpɛr.si.a]

  1. Persia

    declension-1 · feminine · singular
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /⁠pārsa⁠/)bor. Ancient Greek Πέρσης (Pérsēs)bor. Latin Persēs/Persa Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin Persia From Persēs/Persa (“Persian man”) + -ia (suffix forming country names), literally “land of the Persians”, with the first element borrowed by Latin from Ancient Greek Πέρσης (Pérsēs), itself borrowed from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /⁠pārsa⁠/).

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