What does Indonesia mean?
The name Indonesia is derived from the Greek words indos (Ἰνδός) and nesos (νῆσος), meaning “Indian islands”. The name dates back to the 6th century BC, when it was used by the historian Herodotus to refer to the islands of the Malay Archipelago located between the India and China.
The name was first adopted by the Indonesian nationalist movement in the early 20th century, and it was officially adopted as the name of the country in …