Hellene
/həˈliːn/noun
A Greek person; especially an ancient Greek.
Did you know?“Hellene” is the source of **Hellenic**, the standard scholarly word for Greek culture and language, and its ancient history is tied to a mythic ancestor named Hellen rather than any dark occult meaning.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Gk
Ἕλλην (Hellēn)
“a Greek; member of the Greek people”
Classical Greek
Gk
Ἑλλάς (Hellás)
“Greece; the land of the Greeks”
Late Latin
Lat
Hellēn
“a Greek”
Old French
OF
Hellein
“Greek person”
Middle English
ME
Hellene
“a Greek; a member of the Greek race”
Modern English
English
Hellene
“a Greek person, especially an ancient Greek”