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Where does “Eleatic” come from?

Eleatic derives from Latin eleaticus, referring to Elea, from Ancient Greek Ἐλέα, the name of an ancient Greek city in southern Italy.

Eleatic (English): Of or relating to a certain school of Ancient...

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to a certain school of Ancient...

Ancestry of “Eleatic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latineleaticus—
2LatinElea—
3LatinHyele—
4Ancient GreekὙέλη—
5LatinVeliaa town on the coast of Lucania, a colony of the...
6Ancient GreekἘλέα—

Words derived from “Eleatic”

  • Eleaticism
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