Where does “Olympias” come from?

Olympias is the English form of Ancient Greek Ὀλυμπιάς, derived from the feminine adjective suffix -ᾰ́ς.

Olympias (English): Epirote queen who was the mother of Alexander the Great

Definitions

  1. Epirote queen who was the mother of Alexander the Great

Ancestry of “Olympias”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekὈλυμπιάςolympiad
2Ancient GreekὈλυμπῐ́ᾱOlympia
3Ancient Greek-ᾰ́ςgroup of
4Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
5Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
6Hungarianönyou
7Hungarianön-self-
8Turkishönfront
9Ottoman Turkishاوكvoice (of human or animal); sound
10Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice
Every word from Proto-Turkic ǖn →Every word from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς →Every word from Hungarian ön- →