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
- The quality or condition of being Ancient Greek
Ancestry of “Hellenicity”, step by step
Hellenicity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Hellenic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Hellenic | Of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ἑλληνικός | Hellenic, Greek; like the Greeks |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἕλλην | Greek, one who is from Greece or speaks Greek;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἑλλοί | The Greeks in Dodona |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἕλλα | seat |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *héllā | — |