prehellenic

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adjective

Of or pertaining to Greece before the Hellenic period.

OriginEnglish Hellenic ← Middle English pre- ← Latin prae- →
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Meanings

adjectiveprehellenic (comparative more prehellenic, superlative most prehellenic)

comparative more prehellenic · superlative most prehellenic

  1. Of or pertaining to Greece before the Hellenic period.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. EnglishHellenic
  10. Englishprehellenic

From pre- + Hellenic.

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Translations

Greek προελληνικός
  • προελληνικός (proellinikós)pertaining to Greece prior to the Hellenic period
Italian preellenico
  • preellenicopertaining to Greece prior to the Hellenic period
Cite this entry
APA

prehellenic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prehellenic

MLA

“prehellenic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prehellenic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prehellenic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prehellenic.

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