Where does “Ἑλληνισμός” come from?

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

Ἑλληνισμός (Ancient Greek): imitation of the Greeks

Definitions

  1. imitation of the Greeks

Ancestry of “Ἑλληνισμός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἝλληνGreek, one who is from Greece or speaks Greek;...
2Ancient GreekἙλλοίThe Greeks in Dodona
3Ancient Greekἕλλαseat
4Proto-Hellenic*héllā—

Words derived from “Ἑλληνισμός”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *héllā →Every word from Ancient Greek ἕλλα →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἑλλοί →