Where does “Ολύμπια” come from?

Ολύμπια (Greek) comes from English 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...

Ολύμπια (Greek): the ancient Olympic Games

Definitions

  1. the ancient Olympic Games

Ancestry of “Ολύμπια”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishOlympiahome of the ancient Olympic Games
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 →