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Where does “Ἑλληνίζω” come from?

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

Ἑλληνίζω (Ancient Greek): I speak Greek, act in a Greek manner, make Greek;...

Definitions

  1. I speak Greek, act in a Greek manner, make Greek;...

Ancestry of “Ἑλληνίζω”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Ἑλληνίζω”

  • Hellenistic
  • Hellenist
  • Hellenize
  • Hellenizer
  • hellenistisch
  • Ἑλληνιστής
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