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What is the origin of the word Olympic?

Updated: 9/27/2023
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11y ago

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Its from the city-state Olympia that was in ancient Greece. During the Olympics all wars stopped, to honour this religious celebration which was dedicated to the Olympian God Zeus - father of all Gods who lived on Mt. Olympus, Pieria, Greece.

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9y ago

The origin of the word Olympic is Greek. The word also has strong Latin roots and became commonly used in the 16th century.

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14y ago

The Olympics are so-called as a tribute to all the Greek Gods' residence of Mount Olympus.

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The Olympics originated in Greece.

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