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Where does “Ἕλλην” come from?

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

Ἕλλην (Ancient Greek): Greek, one who is from Greece or speaks Greek;...

Definitions

  1. Greek, one who is from Greece or speaks Greek;...

Ancestry of “Ἕλλην”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἙλλοί—
2Ancient Greekἕλλα—
3Proto-Hellenic*héllā—

Words derived from “Ἕλλην”

  • Hellenistic
  • Hellenic
  • Hellen
  • Hellenist
  • Panhellenic
  • philhellenic
  • Hellenize
  • Hellenicity
  • Hellenizer
  • prehellenic
  • protohellenic
  • Hellenicist
  • neo-Hellenic
  • Neo-Hellenic
  • Hellen
  • ellenicità
  • elleno
  • ellenizzare
  • neoellenico
  • panellenico
  • ellenico
  • preellenico
  • hellénisme
  • hellénique
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