Where does “olympiade” come from?
olympiade (French) comes from Old French olimpiade, from Latin Olympias, from Ancient Greek Ὀλυμπιάς, from Ancient Greek Ὀλυμπῐ́ᾱ, from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön — sound, voice.
olympiade (French): olympiad; Olympiad
Ancestry of “olympiade”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | olimpiade | period of four years |
| 2 | Latin | Olympias | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ὀλυμπιάς | olympiad |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ὀλυμπῐ́ᾱ | Olympia |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ᾰ́ς | group of |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 7 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 8 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 9 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 10 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 11 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | — |
| 12 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |
Words derived from “olympiade”