English
ethnie
Ethnie comes from French ethnie ‘ethnic group’, and goes back to Ancient Greek ἔθνος.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἔθνος‘group of people: band, tribe, kin, nation’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentethnie‘ethnic group’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἔθνος‘group of people: band, tribe, kin, nation’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentethnie‘ethnic group’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Ancient Greek ἔθνος
Today it means
noun An ethnic group; an ethnicity.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἔθνος / ethnie