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Where does “Ἐλληνισμός” come from?

Ἐλληνισμός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Ἕλλην, from Ancient Greek Ἑλλοί, from Ancient Greek ἕλλα, from Proto-Hellenic *héllā.

Ἐλληνισμός (Ancient Greek): imitation of the Greeks

Definitions

  1. imitation of the Greeks

Ancestry of “Ἐλληνισμός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἝλληνGreek, one who is from Greece or speaks Greek;...
2Ancient GreekἙλλοί—
3Ancient Greekἕλλα—
4Proto-Hellenic*héllā—

Words derived from “Ἐλληνισμός”

  • hellénisme
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