Where does “Graeco-” come from?

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

Graeco- (English): Greece; Greek

Definitions

  1. Greece; Greek

Ancestry of “Graeco-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Graeco-

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