Where does “Greekism” come from?

Greekism (English) comes from English greek, from Old English Grēcas, from Esperanto kreko, from Latin Graecus, from Ancient Greek Γραικός, from Ancient Greek γραῖα, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

Ancestry of “Greekism”, step by step

Greekism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English greek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgreekAlternative letter-case form of Greek; To display...
2Old EnglishGrēcasthe Greeks; Greeks
3Esperantokrekoteal
4LatinGraecusGreek, Grecian, of or pertaining to the Greek...
5Ancient GreekΓραικόςGreek; a Graecian, a member of an ancient...
6Ancient GreekγραῖαGraea, Boeotia; Greece
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via English ism

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishismAn ideology, system of thought, or practice that...
2English-ismUsed to form nouns of action or process or result...
3Latin-ismus-ism
4Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
5Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
6Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂-Every word from Ancient Greek γραῖαEvery word from Ancient Greek Γραικός