Where does “Hellene” come from?
Hellene (English) comes from Ancient Greek Ἕλληνες, from Ancient Greek Ἑλλοί, from Ancient Greek ἕλλα, from Proto-Hellenic *héllā.
Hellene (English): A Greek, especially an Ancient Greek
Definitions
- A Greek, especially an Ancient Greek
Ancestry of “Hellene”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Ἕλληνες | Greeks: nominative plural of Ἕλλην |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ἑλλοί | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἕλλα | — |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *héllā | — |
Words derived from “Hellene”