Where does “gricame” come from?

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

Ancestry of “gricame”, step by step

gricame traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Aromanian grec

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AromaniangrecGreek (of or pertaining to Greeks, the Greek language or the Greek culture)
2LatinGraecusGreek, Grecian, of or pertaining to the Greek...
3Ancient GreekΓραικόςGreek; a Graecian, a member of an ancient...
4Ancient GreekγραῖαGraea, Boeotia; Greece
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via Aromanian ame

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aromanianame
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂-Every word from Ancient Greek γραῖαEvery word from Ancient Greek Γραικός