Where does “Greeklessness” come from?
Greeklessness (English) comes from English Greekless, 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.
Greeklessness (English): The quality of largely or wholly lacking any...
Definitions
- The quality of largely or wholly lacking any...
Ancestry of “Greeklessness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Greekless | Lacking any mastery of any form of the Greek... |
| 2 | English | greek | Alternative letter-case form of Greek; To display... |
| 3 | Old English | Grēcas | the Greeks; Greeks |
| 4 | Esperanto | kreko | teal |
| 5 | Latin | Graecus | Greek, Grecian, of or pertaining to the Greek... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Γραικός | Greek; a Graecian, a member of an ancient... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | γραῖα | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |