ethnicon

noun

eth·​ni·​con

variants or less commonly ethnikon

ˈethnə̇ˌkän

plural ethnica also ethnika

-kə

: the name of a tribe, ethnic group, race, or people (such as Hopi, Ethiopian, or Phoenician)

the ethnicon Veneti is not limited to Italy

—Joshua Whatmough

Word History

Etymology

Greek ethnikon, neuter of ethnikos national

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