Question

(a) The word 'India' was first used ?
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Answer 1

Answer:

From the Greek Herodotus (4th century BC) 'Hindus' evolved to 'Indos' and made its first-ever appearance in Old English in the 9th century. Finally, in the 17th century as 'Indos' made way to Modern English the name 'India' came into existence.

The name "India" is originally derived from the name of the river Sindhu (Indus River) and has been in use in Greek since Herodotus (5th century BCE). The term appeared in Old English as early the 9th century and reemerged in Modern English in the 17th century

The name India was known in Old English (between at least the mid-5th century and the mid-12th century AD) and was used in King Alfred's translation of Orosius.