Where does “Gringoland” come from?
Gringoland (English) comes from English gringo, from Spanish gringo, from Spanish griego, from Latin Graecus, from Ancient Greek Γραικός, from Ancient Greek γραῖα, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.
Gringoland (English): A land of gringos; in particular, the United States of America
Definitions
- A land of gringos; in particular, the United States of America
Ancestry of “Gringoland”, step by step
Gringoland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gringo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gringo | a white person from an English-speaking country,... |
| 2 | Spanish | gringo | a foreigner whose native language is not Spanish;... |
| 3 | Spanish | griego | Greek, Grecian; a Greek; anal sex |
| 4 | Latin | Graecus | Greek, Grecian, of or pertaining to the Greek... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Γραικός | Greek; a Graecian, a member of an ancient... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γραῖα | Graea, Boeotia; Greece |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |