Where does “grecque” come from?

grecque (French) comes from Middle French grec, from Latin Graecus, from Ancient Greek Γραικός, from Ancient Greek γραῖα, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

grecque (French): feminine singular of grec

Definitions

feminine singular of grec

Ancestry of “grecque”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle French	grec	Ancient Greek language
2	Latin	Graecus	Greek, Grecian, of or pertaining to the Greek...
3	Ancient Greek	Γραικός	Greek; a Graecian, a member of an ancient...
4	Ancient Greek	γραῖα	Graea, Boeotia; Greece
5	Proto-Indo-European	ǵerh₂-	to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “grecque”

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