Achaea
/əˈkiːə/noun
A historical region and administrative area in Greece, and the ancient name of a Greek people and their land.
Did you know?In Homeric poetry, the Achaeans were one of the main names for the Greek heroes, so *Achaea* carries a mythic, epic-age weight rather than a mystical literal meaning.
Etymological Timeline
Mycenaean / Homeric Greek
Greek
Akhaioi
“The Achaeans, an early Greek people named in epic tradition”
Ancient Greek
Greek
Achaioi
“The Achaeans; one of the collective names for the Greeks in Homer”
Ancient Greek
Greek
Achaia
“The land of the Achaeans, especially a region in northern Peloponnese”
Latin
Latin
Achaea
“Achaea, the Latinized form of the Greek regional name”
Modern English
English
Achaea
“The modern English name for the historical region and related administrative unit in Greece”
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