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Where does “Γραικός” come from?

Γραικός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek γραῖα, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

Γραικός (Ancient Greek): Greek; a Graecian, a member of an ancient...

Definitions

  1. Greek; a Graecian, a member of an ancient...

Ancestry of “Γραικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγραῖα—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “Γραικός”

  • Greek
  • Greece
  • gringo
  • greek
  • fenugreek
  • Greekish
  • greeking
  • grecque
  • Greekless
  • gregale
  • Græcaster
  • Greeks
  • Proto-Greek
  • Gringolandia
  • Neo-Greek
  • Greeklessness
  • Gringoland
  • Pre-Greek
  • neo-Greek
  • Graecity
  • Indo-Greek
  • Graecitas
  • Graecia
  • Graeca
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