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Magna Graecia
Magna Graecia comes from Latin Magna Graecia, from Graecia ‘Greece’, and ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἕλλην ‘Hellenes’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἝλληνas Ἕλληνες‘Hellenes’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΓραικόςGraikós‘Graecus, a character in Greek mythology, said to be a son of Thessalos, the king of Phthia’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEGraecus‘Greek, Grecian, of or pertaining to the Greek people’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEGraecia‘Greece’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEMagna Graecia
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἝλληνas Ἕλληνες‘Hellenes’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΓραικόςGraikós‘Graecus, a character in Greek mythology, said to be a son of Thessalos, the king of Phthia’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEGraecus‘Greek, Grecian, of or pertaining to the Greek people’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEGraecia‘Greece’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEMagna Graecia
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Latin Graecus ‘Greek, Grecian, of or pertaining to the Greek…’
Today it means
name The ancient coastal regions of Sicily and southern Italy once colonized by Greek settlers.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Ἕλλην / Magna Graecia