Where does “řečtina” come from?

řečtina (Czech) comes from Czech řecký, from Czech Řek, from Old Czech Hřěk, from Latin Graecus, from Ancient Greek Γραικός, from Ancient Greek γραῖα, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

řečtina (Czech): Greek language

Definitions

Greek language

Ancestry of “řečtina”, step by step

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

Words derived from “řečtina”

novořečtina
starořečtina
řečtinář

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