Erythraean

Erythraean · adjective, noun¹

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἘρυθραῖος
2. Latin · borrowed fromErythraeus
3. English todayErythraean

From Latin Erythraeus (from Ancient Greek Ἐρυθραῖος (Eruthraîos)) + -an.

Erythraean · proper noun, adjective²

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἐρυθρός“red”
2. Latin · derived fromerythraeus“reddish”
3. English todayErythraean

From Latin erythraeus (“reddish”) (as it was used in Erythraeum mare (“the Erythraean Sea”), from Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós, “red”)) + -an.

Words from the same roots