phrygian

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*bʰerǵʰ-“to ascend, rise up; to be elevated, up high”
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromΦρῠγῐ́ᾱ“region in Anatolia”
3. Latin · derived fromPhrygiānus
4. English todayPhrygian

From Latin Phrygiānus + English -an (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Phrygianus is derived from Phrygia + -ānus (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’); and Phrygia is from Ancient Greek Φρῠγῐ́ᾱ (Phrŭgĭ́ā, “region in Anatolia”), from Φρῠ́ξ (Phrŭ́x, “person from Phrygia”) (further etymology unknown, possibly from Phrygian or related to Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“to ascend, rise up; to be elevated, up high”)) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā, suffix forming feminine abstract nouns).

Words from the same roots