Where does “Gréagach” come from?

Gréagach (Irish) comes from Irish Gréig, from Latin Graecia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Gréagach (Irish): Greek, Grecian

Definitions

  1. Greek, Grecian

Ancestry of “Gréagach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishGréigGreece
2LatinGraecia—
3Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
4Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
5Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “Gréagach”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Latin -ia →Every word from Latin -ius →