IONIC

I. adjective Etymology: Latin & Middle French; Middle French ionique, from Latin ionicus, from Greek iōnikos, from Iōnia Ionia Date: 1585 of or relating to the ancient Greek architectural order distinguished especially by fluted columns on bases and scroll volutes in its capitals, of or relating to Ionia or the Ionians, II. noun Date: 1668 a dialect of ancient Greek spoken especially in Ionia and the Cyclades