Where does “Olympiadic” come from?
Olympiadic (English) comes from English Olympiad, from Middle English Olimpias, from French olympiade, from Old French olimpiade, from Latin Olympias, from Ancient Greek Ὀλυμπιάς, from Ancient Greek Ὀλυμπῐ́ᾱ, from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς — sound, voice.
Olympiadic (English): Of or relating to the Olympiad
Definitions
- Of or relating to the Olympiad
Ancestry of “Olympiadic”, step by step
Olympiadic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Olympiad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Olympiad | A period of four years, by which the ancient... |
| 2 | Middle English | Olimpias | — |
| 3 | French | olympiade | olympiad; Olympiad |
| 4 | Old French | olimpiade | period of four years |
| 5 | Latin | Olympias | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ὀλυμπιάς | olympiad |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ὀλυμπῐ́ᾱ | Olympia |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ᾰ́ς | group of |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 10 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 11 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 12 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 13 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 14 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | voice (of human or animal); sound |
| 15 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |