Where does “Pentelic” come from?

Pentelic (English) comes from Latin Pentelicus, from Ancient Greek Πεντελικός.

Pentelic (English): Of or relating to Mount Pentelicus (Penteliko Mountain), near Athens, famous for its fine white marble quarries

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to Mount Pentelicus (Penteliko Mountain), near Athens, famous for its fine white marble quarries

Ancestry of “Pentelic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinPentelicusPentelic; relating to Mount Pentelicus, a mountain near Athens in Attica, Greece
2Ancient GreekΠεντελικός—
Every word from Ancient Greek Πεντελικός →Every word from Latin Pentelicus →