The name Ethiopia derived, from the Greek form, aithiopia, from the two words aitho, “I burn”, and ops, “face”. It would hence mean the colored man’s land — the land of the scorched faces.
The Greeks called all peoples south of Egypt (particularly the area now known as Nubia; modern usage has transferred this name further [...]
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Meaning and derivation of the name Ethiopia
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