Where does “görög saláta” come from?
görög saláta (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian görög, from Latin Graecus, from Ancient Greek Γραικός, from Ancient Greek γραῖα, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.
görög saláta (Hungarian): Greek salad a salad, popular in Greece, normally consisting of tomatoes, olives and feta cheese among other ingredients
Definitions
- Greek salad a salad, popular in Greece, normally consisting of tomatoes, olives and feta cheese among other ingredients
Ancestry of “görög saláta”, step by step
görög saláta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian görög
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | görög | Greek, Grecian; Greek; to roll |
| 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 |