English Explanatory Dictionary

Atropates

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A Persian nobleman of the 4th century BC who was satrap of Media under Darius III and retained control of northern Media (named after him Atropatian Media or simply Atropatia/Atropatene) following Alexander the Great's conquest.

Pronunciation

/əˈtɹɒpətiːz/

Word forms

Atropates

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₁ter- Proto-Iranian *HáHtr̥š Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-tó-s Proto-Indo-Iranian *paHtás Proto-Iranian *paHtáh Proto-Iranian *HaHtr̥paHtah Old Persian *Ātr̥pātahbor. Ancient Greek Ἀτροπάτης (Atropátēs)bor. Latin Atropatēslbor. English Atropates Learned borrowing from Latin Atropatēs, borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀτροπάτης (Atropátēs), borrowed from Old Persian *Ātr̥pātah, from Proto-Iranian *HaHtr̥paHtah, from *HáHtr̥š (“Fire; fire”) + *paHtáh (“protected”).

Related words

Atropatena Atropatene Atropatenian Atropatia

Derived words

Atropatian Media Atropatian
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