Where does “Olympie” come from?

Olympie (French) comes from Latin Olympia, from Ancient Greek Ὀλυμπία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Olympie (French): the Ancient Greek city Olympia, home of the original Olympics

Definitions

  1. the Ancient Greek city Olympia, home of the original Olympics

Ancestry of “Olympie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinOlympia—
2Ancient GreekὈλυμπίαOlympia
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek Ὀλυμπία →