Carian
/ˈkɛə.ri.ən/noun
Relating to Caria, an ancient region and its people in southwestern Anatolia.
Did you know?Carian is a historical adjective from Caria, a region tied to Greek, Persian, and Hellenistic worlds, and its name survives most famously in the ancient Carian script.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
Karia
“The region of Caria in southwestern Anatolia”
Classical Latin
Latin
Caria
“Caria, the Anatolian region”
Late Latin
Latin
Carianus
“Of or belonging to Caria”
Middle English
English
carian
“Pertaining to Caria or the Carians”
Modern English
English
Carian
“Relating to Caria or its ancient inhabitants”