English
Hellenize
Hellenize comes from Ancient Greek ἑλληνίζω ‘to speak Greek, to make Greek, to become Greek’, and goes back to Ἕλλην.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἝλληνHéllēn‘Greek’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἑλληνίζωhellēnízō‘to speak Greek, to make Greek, to become Greek’
- EnglishtodayHellenize
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἝλληνHéllēn‘Greek’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἑλληνίζωhellēnízō‘to speak Greek, to make Greek, to become Greek’
- EnglishtodayHellenize
Linked words
through Ancient Greek Ἕλλην ‘Greek’
Today it means
verb To use the language and culture of the ancient Greeks, to become Hellenistic.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Ἕλλην / Hellenize