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Where does “hellenismus” come from?

hellenismus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Ἑλληνισμός, from Ancient Greek Ἕλλην, from Ancient Greek Ἑλλοί, from Ancient Greek ἕλλα, from Proto-Hellenic *héllā.

Ancestry of “hellenismus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἙλληνισμόςimitation of the Greeks
2Ancient GreekἝλληνGreek, one who is from Greece or speaks Greek;...
3Ancient GreekἙλλοί—
4Ancient Greekἕλλα—
5Proto-Hellenic*héllā—

Words derived from “hellenismus”

  • hellenizmus
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