Where does “hellenismi” come from?
hellenismi (Finnish) comes from French hellénisme, from Ancient Greek Ἑλληνισμός, from Ancient Greek Ἕλλην, from Ancient Greek Ἑλλοί, from Ancient Greek ἕλλα, from Proto-Hellenic *héllā.
hellenismi (Finnish): Hellenism, Hellenistic civilization (culture and civilization of the Hellenistic period of the Greek culture after the death of Alexander the Great (323 B.C.) to the defeat of Cleopatra and Mark Antony by Octavian (31 B.C.))
Definitions
- Hellenism, Hellenistic civilization (culture and civilization of the Hellenistic period of the Greek culture after the death of Alexander the Great (323 B.C.) to the defeat of Cleopatra and Mark Antony by Octavian (31 B.C.))
Ancestry of “hellenismi”, 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 | The Greeks in Dodona |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἕλλα | seat |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *héllā | — |