What does the word Olympic mean!!!?

Question

Is it a different language or something if so what does it mean!

or is it just a completely original word that means nothing!

Thanx ;-) !!!

Answer 1

Five Rings

The Olympic symbol (five interlocked rings)  represents the union of the five original major continents (Africa, America, Asia, Australia and Europe) and the meeting of the athletes from throughout the world at the Olympic Games. The five colors of the rings from left to right are blue, black and red across the top and yellow and green along the bottom

Answer 2

It means "of Olympia" where the original Olympic Games were held thousands of years ago.

Olympia is in Greece.  

Answer 3

There's no definite answer to the original event that was the reason for calling them the "Olympic" games, but it comes from a city called Olympia in Greece. It doesn't come from Mount Olympus - the adjective form of Olympus is Olympian.

Edit: the rings answer doesn't answer the question, but he should have added that the five colors were chosen because at least one of those colors was in the national flags of every country in the world.

Answer 4

it means to convert to judaism

Answer 5

The word comes from the ancient Greek city of Olympia where the first ancient games were held in 776BC. They were held every 4 years in honour of the mythical Greek God Zeus.

Answer 6

It's from Olimpia in Greece, where the games originated:

Main Entry:

    Olympic Games

Function:

    noun plural

Date:

    circa 1610

1 : an ancient Panhellenic festival held every fourth year and made up of contests of sports, music, and literature with the victor's prize a crown of wild olive

2 : a modified revival of the ancient Olympic Games consisting of international athletic contests that are held at separate winter and summer gatherings at four year intervals —called also Olympics

Answer 7

I don't know all I know is that the Olympics is named after the place it was started in Olympia, Greece