English
ethnicon
Ethnicon comes from Ancient Greek ἐθνικός ‘national’, and goes back to ἔθνος.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἔθνος‘tribe, country, nation’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐθνικόςethnikós‘national’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐθνικόνethnikónneuter gender of ἐθνικός
- Englishtodayethnicon
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἔθνος‘tribe, country, nation’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐθνικόςethnikós‘national’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐθνικόνethnikónneuter gender of ἐθνικός
- Englishtodayethnicon
Every English word from Ancient Greek ἔθνος
Today it means
noun The name of a tribe; ethnonym.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἔθνος / ethnicon