Anatolia
/ˌænəˈtoʊliə/noun
The Asian part of modern Turkey; Asia Minor.
Did you know?The name comes from Greek Ἀνατολή (Anatolḗ), meaning “sunrise” or “east,” and was used by Byzantines for the lands to their east, not as a mystical title but as a geographic one.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
ἀνατολή (anatolḗ)
“sunrise; the east; the direction of the rising sun”
Byzantine Greek
Greek
Ἀνατολία (Anatolía)
“the eastern lands; Asia Minor”
Late Latin
Latin
Anatolia
“Asia Minor”
Middle English
English
Anatolie / Anatolia
“Asia Minor”
Modern English
English
Anatolia
“the Asian part of Turkey”