Well attestedNamed from the place
Olympic
adjective · first attested 16th century
The games are named for a sanctuary, not for Mount Olympus.
Of the Olympic Games, or of Olympia in Elis.
Record
- Relationship
- Named from the place
- Confidence
- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
- Attested
- 16th century
- Part of speech
- adjective
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Olympia
- In English
Olympic
The ancient games were held at Olympia in Elis, a sanctuary of Zeus. English Olympic points to that site. Mount Olympus, home of the gods, is a different place in Thessaly.
Greece
All 29 entries 28 more words from Greece
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