Etymology

Atropates

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Today it means: A Persian nobleman of the 4th century BC who was satrap of Media under Darius III and retained control of northern Media (named after him Atropatian Media or simply Atropatia/Atropatene) following Alexander the Great's conquest. Full definition →

Latin Atropatē ← Ancient Greek Ἀτροπάτης (Atropátēs) ← Old Persian *Ātr̥pātah
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eh₁ter-
  3. Proto-Iranian*HáHtr̥š
  4. Proto-Indo-European*peh₂-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*peh₂-tó-s
  6. Proto-Indo-Iranian*paHtás
  7. Proto-Iranian*paHtáh
  8. Proto-Iranian*HaHtr̥paHtah
  9. Old Persian*Ātr̥pātah
  10. Ancient GreekἈτροπάτης (Atropátēs)
  11. LatinAtropatē
  12. English todayAtropates

Learned borrowing from Latin Atropatēs, borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀτροπάτης (Atropátēs), borrowed from Old Persian *Ātr̥pātah, from Proto-Iranian *HaHtr̥paHtah, from *HáHtr̥š (“Fire; fire”) + *paHtáh (“protected”).

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