Scitia

See also: Sciția

Latin

Alternative forms

• Scythia

Etymology

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek Σκῠ́θης (Skŭ́thēs)

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂

Proto-Hellenic *-íā

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)

Ancient Greek Σκυθία (Skuthía)der.

Latin Scitia

Derived from Ancient Greek Σκυθία (Skuthía).

Proper noun

Scitia

1. Scythia (a geographic region encompassing the Pontic-Caspian steppe in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, inhabited by nomadic Scythians from at least the 11th century BCE to the 2nd century CE)
   • 1282-1285 — Simon de Keza, Gesta Hungarorum; section 7

     Igitur in aetate sexta saeculi multiplicati Huni in Scitia habitando ut arena, anno Domini septingentesimo in unum congregati, capitaneos inter se...

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Scitia f

1. obsolete spelling of Cítia:
   1. (historical) Scythia (a geographic region encompassing the Pontic-Caspian steppe in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, inhabited by nomadic Scythians from at least the 11th century BCE to the 2nd century CE)