Galatia
/ɡəˈleɪ.ʃə/noun
An ancient region of central Anatolia in modern Turkey, later a Roman province.
Did you know?The name Galatia comes from the Greek word for the Gauls, showing how an ethnic label for western Europe became the official name of a region thousands of miles away.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Celtic
PCelt
*galatis
“A Gaul or Celt”
Ancient Greek
Greek
Γαλάτης (Galátēs)
“A Gaul or member of the Gallic peoples”
Ancient Greek
Greek
Γαλατία (Galatía)
“Land of the Gauls; Galatia”
Latin
Latin
Galatia
“The Roman name for the region in central Anatolia”
Modern English
English
Galatia
“The historical region and Roman province in central Turkey”