Etymology of the English word ethnic
the English word
ethnicderived from the Latin word
ethnicus (heathen; pagan)
derived from the Greek word
ethnikos, ἐθνικός, ἐθνικῶς (national ('ethnic'); a Gentile; as a Gentile)
derived from the Greek word
ethnos, ἔθνος
derived from the Late Latin word
ethnicderived from the Greek word
ethnikos, ἐθνικός, ἐθνικῶς (national ('ethnic'); a Gentile; as a Gentile)
derived from the Greek word
ethnos, ἔθνος
Date
The earliest known usage of ethnic in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
ethnical,
multiethnic,
nonethnic,
polyethnicCognates
Dutch
etnisch, French
ethnique, German
ethnisch, Norwegian
etnisk, Swedish
etniskUsage
Word found in Modern English
