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Where does “Hellenicity” come from?

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

Hellenicity (English): The quality or condition of being Ancient Greek

Definitions

  1. The quality or condition of being Ancient Greek

Ancestry of “Hellenicity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHellenicOf or relating to the ancient Greek culture and...
2Ancient GreekἙλληνικόςHellenic, Greek; like the Greeks
3Ancient GreekἝλληνGreek, one who is from Greece or speaks Greek;...
4Ancient GreekἙλλοί—
5Ancient Greekἕλλα—
6Proto-Hellenic*héllā—
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