Where does “Greek” come from?

Greek comes from Old English Grēcas and Crēcas, from Proto-West Germanic krēk, from Latin Graecus, from Ancient Greek Γραικός, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂-.

Greek (English): An inhabitant, resident, or person of descent...

Definitions

An inhabitant, resident, or person of descent...

Ancestry of “Greek”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Greek”

Pre-Greek
Neo-Greek
neo-Greek
Greeks

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