Etymograph

English

Olympic Valley

From Olympic + valley, referring to Olympia, in the valley of the Alfeiós River in Greece, where the Ancient Olympic Games were held.

A compound of Olympic + valley

Ancient Greek Ὄλυμπος ‘Olympus’

Ancient Greek Ὀλυμπικός

English Olympic

Latin vallis ‘valley, vale’

Old French valee ‘valley’

Anglo-Norman valey

Middle English valeye

English valley

Today it means

name A valley formed by the river Alpheus, Ilia, Greece, site of Olympia.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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