Sarmatian
/sɑːrˈmeɪ.ʃən/noun
A member of an ancient nomadic Iranian people related to the Scythians.
Did you know?The Sarmatians were an Iranian-speaking steppe people known to the Greeks and Romans, and their name survives today mostly through historical texts rather than any one living language.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
Σαρμάται (Sarmátai)
“The Sarmatians, a steppe people north of the Black Sea”
Latin
Latin
Sarmatae
“The Sarmatians”
Late Antiquity
Latin
Sarmatia
“The land associated with the Sarmatians”
Middle English
English
Sarmatian
“Pertaining to the Sarmatians; a Sarmatian person”
Modern English
English
Sarmatian
“A member of the ancient Sarmatian peoples or relating to them”
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