Where does “Hellenic” come from?
Hellenic derives from Ancient Greek Ἑλληνικός, adjective form of Ἑλλάς, the name for Greece, ultimately from Ἑλλοί, the Greek people themselves.
Hellenic (English): Of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and...
Definitions
- Of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and...
Ancestry of “Hellenic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | Ἑλληνικός | Hellenic, Greek; like the Greeks |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ἕλλην | Greek, one who is from Greece or speaks Greek;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἑλλοί | The Greeks in Dodona |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἕλλα | seat |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *héllā | — |
Words derived from “Hellenic”