Where does “オリンピア” come from?

オリンピア (Japanese) 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...

オリンピア (Japanese): Olympia

Definitions

  1. Olympia

Ancestry of “オリンピア”, 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 →