ethnique

French

Etymology

From Latin ethnicus (“pagan, heathen”), from Ancient Greek ἐθνικός (ethnikós, “of or for a nation, heathen”), from ἔθνος (éthnos, “a company", later "a people or nation, heathens”).

Adjective

ethnique (plural ethniques)

1. ethnic

Derived terms

• ethnicité
• nettoyage ethnique

Descendants

• → Albanian: etnik
• → Romanian: etnic
• → Turkish: etnik

Further reading

• “ethnique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Norman

Etymology

From Latin ethnicus (“pagan, heathen”), from Ancient Greek ἐθνικός (ethnikós, “of or for a nation, heathen”), from ἔθνος (éthnos, “a company", later "a people or nation, heathens”).

Adjective

ethnique m or f

1. (Jersey) ethnic

Related terms

• ethnicité