Sarmatia
/sɑːrˈmeɪ.ʃə/noun
An ancient region of Eastern Europe inhabited by the Sarmatians.
Did you know?The name is tied to the Sarmatians, a nomadic Iranian-speaking people whose presence on the steppe helped shape Roman ideas of the dangerous, untamable East.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
Σαρμάται / Σαρμάτια
“Greek forms referring to the Sarmatians and their land”
Latin
Latin
Sarmatae / Sarmatia
“The Sarmatians and Sarmatia, the region associated with them”
Late Antique
Greek/Latin
Sarmatia
“A geographic and ethnographic name for the steppe lands north of the Black Sea”
Medieval Latin
Latin
Sarmatia
“A learned historical name for parts of Eastern Europe”
Modern English
English
Sarmatia
“A historical name for the ancient Sarmatian region”