Etymology

Parthia

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Today it means: A region in northeastern Iran. Full definition →

Latin Parthia ← Ancient Greek Παρθία ← Old Persian 𐎱𐎼𐎰𐎺
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  1. Old Persian · derived from𐎱𐎼𐎰𐎺
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromΠαρθία
  3. Latin · borrowed fromParthia
  4. English todayParthia

Borrowed from Latin Parthia, from Ancient Greek Παρθία (Parthía), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎼𐎰𐎺 (Parθava) (or another Old Iranian language).

Words from the same roots

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.