Where does “Olympiad” come from?
Olympiad comes from Old French olimpiade, from Latin Olympias, from Ancient Greek Ὀλυμπιάς, derived from the -ᾰ́ς suffix.
Olympiad (English): A period of four years, by which the ancient...
Definitions
- A period of four years, by which the ancient...
Ancestry of “Olympiad”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | Olimpias | — |
| 2 | French | olympiade | olympiad; Olympiad |
| 3 | Old French | olimpiade | period of four years |
| 4 | Latin | Olympias | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ὀλυμπιάς | olympiad |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ὀλυμπῐ́ᾱ | Olympia |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ᾰ́ς | group of |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 9 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 10 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 11 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 12 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 13 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | voice (of human or animal); sound |
| 14 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |