![]() Proto-Celtic * Φīwerjon- (nominative singular * Φīwerjū)Īn Old Irish by-form of this placename was íriu, meaning "land, earth".The evolution of the word would follow as such: This was borrowed into Latin as Hibernia. In his book Geographia (circa 150 CE), Claudius Ptolemaeus called the island Iouernia (written Ἰουερνία ou represented /w/) and named a tribal group called the ( Ἰούερνοι, Iouernoi or Iverni who lived in the southwest. Translation: There are two very large islands in it, called the British Isles, Albion and Ierne. The Pseudo-Aristotelian text On the Universe (393b) has: During his exploration of northwest Europe (circa 320 BCE), Pytheas of Massilia called the island Ierne (written Ἰέρνη). The Archaic Irish form was borrowed into Ancient Greek. This suggests descent from the Proto-Indo-European * piHwerjon- ("fertile land" or "abundant land"), from the adjective *piHwer- ("fat") – cognate with Ancient Greek píeira and Sanskrit pīvarī, ("fat, full, abounding"). Ériu has been derived from reconstructed Archaic Irish *Īweriū, and further from the Proto-Celtic * Φīwerjon- (nominative singular Φīwerjū). ![]() Ériu is generally believed to have been the matron goddess of Ireland, a goddess of sovereignty, or simply a goddess of the land. ![]() The modern Irish Éire evolved from the Old Irish word Ériu, which was the name of Ireland and of a Gaelic goddess. Further information: Ériu, Erin, Hibernia, and Iverni ![]()
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