The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromἙλίκη“A nymph who took care of Zeus in his infancy on Crete”
- Spanish · borrowed fromElche
- 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
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.