Etymology

Helike

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Today it means: An ancient Greek city that was submerged by a tsunami in 373 BC. Full definition →

Ancient Greek Ἑλίκη
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  1. Ancient Greek · learned borrowing fromἙλίκη
  2. English todayHelike

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἑλίκη (Helíkē).

Words from the same roots

Ancient GreekἙλίκη all →

ElcheHelice

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.