Where does “grec” come from?

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

grec (Aromanian): Greek (of or pertaining to Greeks, the Greek language or the Greek culture)

Definitions

Greek (of or pertaining to Greeks, the Greek language or the Greek culture)

Ancestry of “grec”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	Graecus	Greek, Grecian, of or pertaining to the Greek...
2	Ancient Greek	Γραικός	Greek; a Graecian, a member of an ancient...
3	Ancient Greek	γραῖα	Graea, Boeotia; Greece
4	Proto-Indo-European	ǵerh₂-	to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “grec”

greacã
grãtsescu
gricami
gricame

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek γραῖα →Every word from Ancient Greek Γραικός →