Etymology

Caucasian Albania

Today it means: An ancient region and former kingdom in West Asia, south of the Caucasus mountains, east of Armenia and west of the Caspian Sea. Full definition →

Latin Albānia ← Ancient Greek Ἀλβανία
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἈλβανία
  2. Latin · derived fromAlbānia
  3. English todayCaucasian Albania

From Latin Albānia, from Ancient Greek Ἀλβανία (Albanía). Called Caucasian in order to distinguish it from the unrelated modern country in the Balkans.

Words from the same roots

Ancient GreekἈλβανία all →

Albania

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.