Etymology

Elche

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Today it means: A city in Alicante, Valencia, Spain. Full definition →

Spanish Elche ← Ancient Greek Ἑλίκη
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἙλίκη“A nymph who took care of Zeus in his infancy on Crete”
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromElche
  3. English todayElche

From Spanish Elche, from Ancient Greek Ἑλίκη (Helíkē, “A nymph who took care of Zeus in his infancy on Crete”). The Spanish city was named after Helike by Greek colonists.

Words from the same roots

Ancient GreekἙλίκη all →

HeliceHelike

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