Where does “Ἑλλήσποντος” come from?

Ἑλλήσποντος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Πόντος, from Proto-Hellenic *póntos — sea.

Ἑλλήσποντος (Ancient Greek): the Hellespont, later called the Dardanelles

Definitions

  1. the Hellespont, later called the Dardanelles

Ancestry of “Ἑλλήσποντος”, step by step

Ἑλλήσποντος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek Πόντος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΠόντοςPontus, a region on the southeastern shores of...
2Proto-Hellenic*póntossea

via Ancient Greek Ἕλλης

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἝλληςof Helle

Words derived from “Ἑλλήσποντος”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *póntos →Every word from Ancient Greek Πόντος →