Etymology

Hellenistic Greek

Today it means: Synonym of Koine (the Greek language from the time of Alexander the Great) Full definition →

Ancient Greek Ἑλληνιστής
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · calque ofἙλληνιστής“a user of the Greek language”
  2. English todayHellenistic Greek

See Hellenistic, from Ancient Greek Ἑλληνιστής (Hellēnistḗs, “a user of the Greek language”).

Words from the same roots

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