The terms "ethnicity" and "ethnic group" are derived from the [[Greek]] word ἔθνος ethnos, normally translated as "[[nation]]." The terms refer currently to people thought to have common [[ancestry]] who [[share]] a distinctive [[culture]]. | The terms "ethnicity" and "ethnic group" are derived from the [[Greek]] word ἔθνος ethnos, normally translated as "[[nation]]." The terms refer currently to people thought to have common [[ancestry]] who [[share]] a distinctive [[culture]]. |