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Where does “Gréig” come from?

Gréig (Irish) comes 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.

Gréig (Irish): Greece

Definitions

  1. Greece

Ancestry of “Gréig”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Gréig”

  • Gréigis
  • Gréag-
  • Gréag-Rómhánach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →