Where does “Greekishness” come from?
Greekishness (English) comes from English Greekish, from Middle English grekissh, from Old English grēcisc, from Old English Grēcas, from Esperanto kreko, from Latin Graecus, from Ancient Greek Γραικός, from Ancient Greek γραῖα — to grow old, to mature.
Greekishness (English): The state or condition of being Greekish
Definitions
- The state or condition of being Greekish
Ancestry of “Greekishness”, step by step
Greekishness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Greekish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Greekish | Resembling or having the characteristics of Greek... |
| 2 | Middle English | grekissh | — |
| 3 | Old English | grēcisc | Greek |
| 4 | Old English | Grēcas | the Greeks; Greeks |
| 5 | Esperanto | kreko | teal |
| 6 | Latin | Graecus | Greek, Grecian, of or pertaining to the Greek... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Γραικός | Greek; a Graecian, a member of an ancient... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | γραῖα | Graea, Boeotia; Greece |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |