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
Ancestry of “Ἐλληνισμός”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Ἕλλην | Greek, one who is from Greece or speaks Greek;... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ἑλλοί | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἕλλα | — |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *héllā | — |
Words derived from “Ἐλληνισμός”