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Olympic

2 stages from Greek to English.

Today it means relating to the Olympic Games, an international multi-sport event
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Olympia
Greek · ancient
"the site of the ancient games"
the sanctuary in Greece where the ancient athletic games were held
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olympic
English · 1800s
"relating to the international athletic games"
adopted when the modern international games were revived in 1896
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