Where does “Hellenism” come from?
Hellenism (English) comes from French hellénisme, from Ancient Greek Ἑλληνισμός, from Ancient Greek Ἕλλην, from Ancient Greek Ἑλλοί, from Ancient Greek ἕλλα, from Proto-Hellenic *héllā.
Hellenism (English): Any of the characteristics of ancient Greek...
Definitions
- Any of the characteristics of ancient Greek...
Ancestry of “Hellenism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | hellénisme | Hellenism |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ἑλληνισμός | imitation of the Greeks |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἕλλην | Greek, one who is from Greece or speaks Greek;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἑλλοί | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἕλλα | — |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *héllā | — |
Words derived from “Hellenism”